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MechaSmoke - 10 Mar 2005 21:23 GMT

How do I setup a DSL Internet connection on Windows Me that uses PPPoE, and
it does not dial any number. My XP system handles everything automatically,
all I do is enter a username and password. I have searched the Help and
Support, the Microsoft Help pages, and everywhere I can think of in Windows
Me, and I cannot find anything useful. Thanks for your help

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MechaSmoke - 10 Mar 2005 21:43 GMT

I forgot to add that my Network Card does not show up in the list of devices
in Dial-Up Networking. It is fully installed and operational, but I can't
selevt it as a device to use in the Dial-Up Wizard

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N. Miller - 11 Mar 2005 05:21 GMT

> I forgot to add that my Network Card does not show up in the list of devices
> in Dial-Up Networking. It is fully installed and operational, but I can't
> selevt it as a device to use in the Dial-Up Wizard

Your NIC will not show up in the Dial-Up Networking list. Windows Me does
not have native support for PPPoE as Windows XP has. If you are going to
share your Interenet connection with both computers, I strongly recommend
that you get a NAT router. Most come with PPPoE capability, so you won't
need it on either computer.

For just connecting Windows Me, see if you can load just the connection
software from your ISP. If you can't find it on the installation CD, you can
get PPPoE connection software from the Internet. Enternet 300 is what
usually ships with many ISP CDs. But two others are considered better;
"RasPPPoE" and "Winpoet". I do not know the best on line source; I use a NAT
router with PPPoE.

If you install a PPPoE connection manager, it will set up as a Desktop item;
I don't recall that it will be added to the Dial-Up Networking list, though.
I did have the SBC Enternet 300 when I first activated the account. But I
added the router as soon as I knew the connection could be established.

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Joe Schmoe - 11 Mar 2005 19:48 GMT

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 05:21:43 GMT,N. Miller
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> penned this whopper in
microsoft.public.windowsme.internet

>> I forgot to add that my Network Card does not show up in the list of
>> devices in Dial-Up Networking. It is fully installed and
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> the account. But I added the router as soon as I knew the connection
> could be established.

From experience, stay cleare of WinPoet. A better idea is a home router
that handles PPPoE for you, for about $30 US. Then it is always on.

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N. Miller - 12 Mar 2005 03:43 GMT

> From experience, stay cleare of WinPoet. A better idea is a home router
> that handles PPPoE for you, for about $30 US. Then it is always on.

Interesting. I had been told that Winpoet was better than Enternet 300.
Anyway, I concur that the NAT router is the best way to go. I never tried
anything different than the Enternet 300 application that my ISP provided.
Went to a router as soon as I activated the ADSL service.

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John Doe - 13 Mar 2005 21:55 GMT

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 03:43:02 GMT,N. Miller
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> penned this whopper in
microsoft.public.windowsme.internet

>> From experience, stay cleare of WinPoet. A better idea is a home
>> router that handles PPPoE for you, for about $30 US. Then it is
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> my ISP provided. Went to a router as soon as I activated the ADSL
> service.

around Verizon, RasPPPoE is the preferred software, although WinPoEt is
what they ship...it is quirky as hell.

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Jerry - 11 Mar 2005 04:28 GMT

I thought DSL was an always on type connection? Why do you need it to Dial A
Connection?

> How do I setup a DSL Internet connection on Windows Me that uses PPPoE,
> and
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> Windows
> Me, and I cannot find anything useful. Thanks for your help

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N. Miller - 11 Mar 2005 05:24 GMT

> > How do I setup a DSL Internet connection on Windows Me that uses PPPoE,
> > and
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> > Windows
> > Me, and I cannot find anything useful. Thanks for your help

> I thought DSL was an always on type connection? Why do you need it to Dial A
> Connection?

I believe he thought that Windows Me included PPPoE support. It would be
natural to look in the Dial-Up Networking list for the connection manager,
if one couldn't find it anywhere else. Without a NAT router with PPPoE
support, all Windows OSes prior to Windows XP will require installation of a
PPPoE connection manager.

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