PPPoE Installation

blues · Post by **blues** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 8:24 pm

I'm new to SBC Yahoo/DSL. Every time I boot up my computer, the Connection Manager re-installs my PPPoE connection, which takes several minutes each time. SBC support says this is normal. Is it?

Blues

Bob Carrick · Post by **Bob Carrick** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:09 pm

What do you mean re-installs? You get promopted to re-install the software? What makes oyu think it re-installs? Just booting takes a lot longer? Then do this:
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.php#15

blues · Post by **blues** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:29 pm

Bob

Thanks for your reply. I may have misstated the process as "re-installation." As soon as I boot up, the "Connection Manager" prompt appears, and is immediately covered by another one, entitled "Connection Setting," with a process called, "Create the PPPoE Connection," showing a transfer from one unit to another. Knowing that is, your referral to the "Carricksolution" site the same?

Blues

Bob Carrick · Post by **Bob Carrick** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:01 am

Your message does not sound abnormal and I do not know why you think it's an issue.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 10:23 am

That's the way their new software works. I cannot stand their software, all installs I do, I recommend this to my clients, as well as you...."Don't use their software, just get a NAT router, let that log on for you, as well as protect you with it's basic hardware firewall, and just use IE and the POP e-mail client of your choice.

blues · Post by **blues** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 2:26 pm

Ye Olde Stonecat

Thanks for your response. I'm pretty new at this, so I don't know what an NAT router is--what would that replace?

Same ignorance re IE and POPe Mail client.

My main gripe is the "Create the PPPoE Connection"--several minutes long--each time I boot up. It's an inconvenience, but once that is completed, this baby moves!

Blues

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 2:54 pm

Originally posted by blues
Ye Olde Stonecat

Thanks for your response. I'm pretty new at this, so I don't know what an NAT router is--what would that replace?

Same ignorance re IE and POPe Mail client.

My main gripe is the "Create the PPPoE Connection"--several minutes long--each time I boot up. It's an inconvenience, but once that is completed, this baby moves!

Blues

NAT router...just about all "home market broadband router" use what's called "NAT"...Network Address Translation. Linksys, DLink, SMC, Nexland, Netgear, Cisco, 3COM, lots of them out there.

For the small home user with light needs, Linksys Etherfast BEFSX41 is my current fave. It's about 75 bucks, and the router itself logs on for you..with it's built in PPPoE support. These routers provide an "always on" connection, and you can have from a single computer...to up to 253 computers...sharing that same internet connection. NAT also provides you with basic hardware firewall protection, totally hiding your computer/network from the outside. Since the router itself maintains your connection for you, the second your boot up your computer...BAM...you're online.

IE means use the plain old built in Internet Explorer that Windows has.

OE is Outlook Express, which you can configure as your e-mail client, or Netscrape if you like, or Pogomail, or Eudora, or Mozilla...any standard POP3 e-mail client will work.

Meaning, you don't need to use Yahoos very bloated and AOL like software package.

blues · Post by **blues** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 4:23 pm

Ye Olde Stonecat

Thanks again for the additional info. Would the firewall protection in the NAT interfere with my existing firewall by Mcafee (I know, I know)?

Re e-mail, I've gotten used to Yahoo. Friends use Outlook, and prefer that, but, as I said, once that PPPoE connection is complete, the speed is fine. What would I like better about the other systems?

Blues