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4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity
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4.2 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial-
in Client
Introduction This section explains how you can connect to the Internet using a Broadband PPPoE
dial-in application. The PPP over Ethernet connection scenario provides PPP-like dial-in
behavior over the virtual Ethernet segment.
To be able to use a broadband dial-in application on your computer for connecting to
the Internet, the SpeedTouch™ needs to be configured for Bridged Ethernet or Routed
PPPoE (with PPPoE relay) via the SpeedTouch™ Setup wizard or the embedded
Easy
Setup .
BroadBand dial-in
clients
To connect to the Internet you can use:
• An MS Windows XP broadband dial-in client.
See
“4.2.1 Using an MS Windows XP BroadBand Connection” on page 42 for
more information.
• A Mac OS X broadband dial-in client.
See
“4.2.2 Using the Mac OS X PPPoE Dial-in Client” on page 46 for more infor-
mation.
- or -
• A broadband PPPoE dial-in client provided by your Service Provider to connect to
the Internet
Note Upon availability of OS-specific PPPoE dial-in client applications, the
latter method is Operating System independent.
For PPPoE session connectivity from a Mac OS 8.6/9.x, a MS Windows
95/98(SE)/ME/2000 or a Linux system, a host PPPoE dial-in application
is mandatory.