Using Pacific ADSL with an DSL-Ethernet Modem and PPPoE A connection to Pacific Internet DSL will require a PPPoE client to run on the PC/Computer that the DSL ethernet modem is connected to. In some cases the PPPoE client is located within a router (such as the Netgear rt311) A DSL ethernet modem essentially converts a DSL signal to an Ethernet one. These are two most common DSL Ethernet modems available within Australia: Alcatel Speed Touch Home D-Link DSL 300 Pacific Internet does not directly supply a PPPoE client to its users. There are several PPPoE clients available. WindowsXP has a PPPoE client built within the operating system. In the "Create New Connection" wizard, select the following option: The connection looks like this within the "Network Connections" area. MacOSX has a PPPoE client available within the operating system. This option can be found under "Control Panel -> Network -> PPPoE" RASPPPoE http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/ This program is free for home users, and has been written for W2K. It intergrates itself within the 'Dial-Up Networking' component of windows. The RASPPPoE FAQ is very informative, and tells you all you need to know about installing and troubleshooting the software. Available for : Win98/Me WinNT/2K/XP Enternet300 http://www.efficient.com/products/enternet.html This is a highly flexible PPPoE client program that can run on almost any operating system. It can be figured to dial on demand or run as a service, and gives good diagnostic information about the connection. Available for : MacOS7.4+/8.x/9.x, Win95/98/Me WinNT/2K/XP, Linux Kernel 2.2+ Roaring Penguin http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/ This is a PPPoE client for Linux, configurable by both command-line and GUI Available for : Linux Kernel 2.0 and above, included with most distributions .
A connection to Pacific Internet DSL will require a PPPoE client to run on the PC/Computer that the DSL ethernet modem is connected to. In some cases the PPPoE client is located within a router (such as the Netgear rt311) A DSL ethernet modem essentially converts a DSL signal to an Ethernet one. These are two most common DSL Ethernet modems available within Australia:
There are several PPPoE clients available.
The connection looks like this within the "Network Connections" area.
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/
This program is free for home users, and has been written for W2K. It intergrates itself within the 'Dial-Up Networking' component of windows. The RASPPPoE FAQ is very informative, and tells you all you need to know about installing and troubleshooting the software.
Available for : Win98/Me WinNT/2K/XP
http://www.efficient.com/products/enternet.html
This is a highly flexible PPPoE client program that can run on almost any operating system. It can be figured to dial on demand or run as a service, and gives good diagnostic information about the connection.
Available for : MacOS7.4+/8.x/9.x, Win95/98/Me WinNT/2K/XP, Linux Kernel 2.2+
http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/
This is a PPPoE client for Linux, configurable by both command-line and GUI
Available for : Linux Kernel 2.0 and above, included with most distributions