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2 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity
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2.1 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.
BroadBand dial-in
clients
To connect to the Internet you can use:
•
An MS Windows XP broadband dial-in client.
See “2.1.1 Using an MS Windows XP BroadBand Connection.” on page 17 for
more information.
•
A Mac OS X broadband dial-in client (Ethernet connectivity only).
See “2.1.2 Using the Mac OS X PPPoE Dial-in Client” on page 21 for more infor-
mation.
- or -
•
A broadband PPPoE dial-in client provided by your Service Provider to connect to
the Internet
Note
Required for PPPoE session connectivity in case of
MS Windows 98(SE), MS Windows ME, MS Windows 2000 and
Mac OS 8.6/9.x.