GTS, thanks for replying, but for for eductaionPPPoE means Point to Point
Protocol over Ethernet. Is is how all cable/DSL connections work. The
alternative is PPPoA (over analogue) which is sometimes used for ADSL
(Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line). Cable connections are inherently DSL.
A cable router makes the PPPoE connection for you, thus enabling one ISP
connection to a) be always on regardless of any PC being on and b) be shared
amongst several PC without a specific PC being turned on. In the absence of a
router one can use a "dial up" connection from within Windows to make the
connection. In XP and Vista this uses a WAN (Wide Area Network) miniport
(virtual hardware) to make the PPPoE connection. That is, the WAN miniport
does the job of the router.
"GTS" wrote:
Quote:
> I've never heard of using PPPoE for cable broadband. That's normally only
> used for DSL. Is your router configured for PPPoE? Wth most cable systems
> the default local connection just works directly.
>
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> "SageAdvice" <SageAdvice@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:88FA40FF-E76A-45BC-B56F-1AACE9C2178C@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Visat Home Premium 64 bit. WAN Miniport PPPoE configured for a cable
> > Internet
> > Connection. Sometimes takes a long time to connect to the Internet, up to
> > 5
> > minutes. Sometimes fails altogether but rarely. Once connected the network
> > map shows the PC, connected to Multiple Networks and then connected the
> > Internet. Often the last link shows a red X but the Internet connection
> > actually exists, I can ping web URLs and gain an IP address etc. However,
> > when the red X is present web pages cannot be reached use IE7. If the red
> > X
> > is not present some web sites can be accessed but many others start to
> > load
> > (eg waiting for www.nab.com.au) but gets no further. Packets are sent and
> > received (slowly) but nothing ever displays even after 1 hour. The PC
> > uses
> > Pc-Cillin Internet Security. I have turned off the firewall and phishing
> > etc,
> > no help. I have tried Windows Firewall on and off with/without Pc-Cillin's
> > firewall. IPCONFIG /all shows the correct IP address for the PPP adapter
> > with
> > a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255, but not gateway. The Ethernet port shows
> > the "random" 169.254.276.163 address with 255.255.0.0 subnet and no
> > gateway.
> > I have tried setting up a new PPPoE connection using a different account
> > with
> > a different ISP, same thing. If I connect the PC via a router everything
> > works just fine, all web sites are accessible. >
>