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PPPoE ModeGetting Started
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Congratulations!You are installed in PPPoE Mode. PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.You have successfully installed your 3Com HomeConnect ADSL Modem Dual Link. The Dual Link provides a flexible mechanism to link multiple computers to each other and to the Internet. Your modem has the ability to support several ADSL service modes. Your modem has been installed to support the PPPoE mode. In the PPPoE mode you access the Internet using special connection software supplied by your Internet Service Provider (it doesn't come with the modem.) This software is installed in a separate installation procedure from the modem itself. Your modem simply provides a mechanism for allowing the connection software to access the Internet. Once you have completed the installation of the Dual Link software on this PC, you may want to set up additional PCs. The modem installation procedure you have completed installed a program group on your hard drive. This program group provides shortcuts to:
To access the modem group on your desktop, click:Start->Programs->Dual Link ModemOnce you have installed the separate software which you have received from your Internet Service Provider, you will be able to access that network using one or more Virtual Circuits (VCs). A VC is defined by the VPI/VCI assigned to you by your service provider. In PPPoE, multiple PCs can log onto the network at the same time, sharing the same VC. However, multiple access may require multiple login accounts, as specified by your service provider. You can learn more about unfamiliar or technical terms by consulting the glossary in this guide. |