01-26-2006, 02:02 AM
mikebw Wrote:
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> Save them the bother and just setup your mac
> beforehand, all you need is to set your Network
> prefs to DHCP and it will auto-configure. You
> DONT need to set your mac to PPPoE, contrary to
> what the techs tried to do with mine.
Right. The router or modem or wahtever FIOS uses will be set to PPPoE, not the Mac or PC.
I had my G4 set to PPPoE before I added a wireless router. Now the router makes the connection via PPPoE and the computers get their local IP through the router's DCHP server.
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> Save them the bother and just setup your mac
> beforehand, all you need is to set your Network
> prefs to DHCP and it will auto-configure. You
> DONT need to set your mac to PPPoE, contrary to
> what the techs tried to do with mine.
Right. The router or modem or wahtever FIOS uses will be set to PPPoE, not the Mac or PC.
I had my G4 set to PPPoE before I added a wireless router. Now the router makes the connection via PPPoE and the computers get their local IP through the router's DCHP server.