Re: [SLUG] WinPoET / PPoE and DSL advice

[Rev Simon Rumble <simon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu 08 May, Michael Kraus bloviated thus:

> They recommend/approve a number of DSL modems -

Go with a modem with an ethernet port.  You don't need fancy firewall
or NAT features.  Ethernet is future-proofed and requires no special
drivers.

> They also state that you require WinPoET software to connect to their
> services. After a tad bit of googling I've discovered that WinPoET  is PPP
> over Ethernet software.

The modem should do this internally.

Perhaps you should use a more Linux-friendly provider?

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