How To Use PPPoE In Windows XP
How To Use PPPoE In Windows XP
PPPoE Is Now Native In Windows XP. This Is What You Need To Do
DEFINE IP ADDRESS and enter 192.168.1.10, and 255.255.255.0, into IP address and subnet mask fields respectively.
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This assignment of a harmless local IP address to the TCP/IP settings bound (connected) to your network adapter, will stop the built-in DHCP services from waking up every 10 minutes to look for a DHCP server so that it can "fill in the blanks".
1. Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel"
2. Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3. Click on "Network Connections"
4. Click on "Create a new Connection"
5. Click "Next"
6. Check off "Connect to the Internet" -> Click "Next"
7. Check off "Set up my connection manually" -> Click "Next"
8. Check off "Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password" -> Click Next
9. Type in your ISP's name -> Click "Next"
10. Enter your userid as provided by your ISP.
Note: you may need to include your ISP's domain as part of your userid. Example: For Verizon customers it would be userid@verizon.net.
11. Enter your password as provided by your ISP, enter it a second time to confirm -> Check off "Use this account name" -> Check off "Make this the default Internet connection" -> Click "Next"
12. Check off "Add a shortcut to this connection to your desktop" -: Click "Next"
13. Click "Connect"
14. Save and Reboot.
Note: There have been many cases where Step 9 does not work for people. The Username and Password option is grayed out. At Step 8 click on the Dial-up option and fill that out then start over.
You can create a PPPoE connection with out using the wizard -> Go to Show all connections -> Click on Create new connection"
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