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3.4.3 PPPOE CONFIGURATION
PPPoE is also known as RFC 2516. It is a method of encapsulating PPP packets over Ethernet.
PPPoA is also known as RFC2364 and named as Peer to Peer Protocol over ATM. As PPPoE, it also has all
the features of PPP. Although it’s based on ATM protocol, the setting of all the other parameters is similar with
PPPoE. So we only introduce PPPoE in detail here.
In Figure 3.4, select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), press “Next step” entering the configuring interface, as Figure
3.8.
Figure 3.8
l PPP Account: Your account from ISP to access Internet.
l Password: Input the password assigned by your ISP.
l PPPoE server name: Server name of network ISP. No need to set.
l Authentication Mode: Authentication mode of network ISP. Default is AUTO.
l Connection on demand: When this mode is selected, the connection that has no traffic within assigned
disconnect timeout (e.g. 1 minute) will be automatically disconnected. The connection will be activated
again when traffic arrives. This function is advantageous for users who are charged with online time. It
should be noticed that some programs automatically link to Internet. Computer will send data to network
when infected by virus. Connection will not be disconnected under these data streams.
l Disconnect timeout: When “Connection on demand” is selected, this input box indicates that after how
long the connection will be disconnected in the absence of traffic. If the value is 0, connection will not be