----- Original Message ----- From: "Nikhil Joshi" nikhil_joshi@gmx.net
Pacenet is not a traditional LAN based ISP. It uses pppoe.
This is something new for me. I have just returned from a client's place where he was having problems with his ethernet internet service. His system ( Win98) needed to be reloaded again as it was contaminated with unwanted files installed in his system and the explorer would crash. The Cable guy has switched over to Linux and a firewall for security at his end. He told me that the new system only needed automatic ip setting to be enabled at the client end and the system was already internet ready. I asked for the gateway ip but he said it was not needed. How is that possible? He will be visiting the client and setup the ethernet net part tomorrow. Can you throw some light on this?
I also found this usefull link for PPPOE http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.php
Rony.