on 9/25/01 12:56 PM, Hubertus at hubertus_at_mac.com wrote:
>> * "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com> on Tue, 25 Sep 2001
>> | The ability to use PPPoE is provided by the core Ethernet system, not the
>> | transport. In the case of the Newton, PPPoE is not supported by its
>> Ethernet
>> | system, the "Newton Internet Enabler", unfortunately.
>>
>> And anyway, your firewall should be speaking PPPoE. Anything behind it
>> speaks TCP/IP over Ethernet. Thus you avoid the hassles.
>
> ? What do you mean by a firewall speaking PPPoE?
I think he means if you're using a hardware-based firewall or a software
firewall, you have the ability to setup PPPoE. I'm using a Linksys Etherfast
router and it supports PPPoE.
-Laurent.
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