SAGEM F@st
TM
908 / 948 Reference Manual - Ethernet Interface
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3. Connection to the Internet
When the modem is correctly connected and the BridgeMon application installed, you still
have to set up your Internet connection.
The SAGEM F@st™ 908 / 948 modem is compatible with the following two Internet
connection modes:
•
PPPoE (see section 3.1),
•
DHCP (see section 3.2).
Check with your IAP to find out which connection mode is available on your ADSL
compatible telephone line.
3.1 PPPoE
mode
A PPPoE client software utility lets you authenticate yourself and then log on to your IAP.
!
To use the PPPoE mode, the modem must be installed in RFC1483 Bridge mode
(see section 2.2 - step 3).
There are two possibilities:
The PPPoE client software is incorporated in the following operating systems:
•
Microsoft
Windows
XP
•
MacOS
X
•
Linux
!
The PPPoE client software is not incorporated in the following operating
systems:
•
Microsoft
Windows
98
•
Microsoft
Windows
Millenium
•
Microsoft
Windows
2000
•
MacOS
8.6
•
MacOS
9
For these operating systems, you must install a third party PPPoE client utility. See
section 3.1.5.
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