PPPoE is now native in Windows
XP. This is what you need to do (To view this how to with screen shots
click here:
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. Surf away!
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"
2. How do I get
PPPoE in Windows XP to log in automatically on boot?
Note: Remember PPPoE is now native to Windows
XP.
1. In Control Panel open "Network
Connections"
2. Right click on your broadband connection icon and
select "Properties"
3. Uncheck "Prompt for name and password..."
4. Click "OK"
5. Open your "C:/Documents and settings" folder
6. Open the "All Users" folder
7. Open the "Start Menu" folder
8. Open the "Programs" folder
9. Go to your Programs Folder
-> Startup
9. Copy a short-cut of your Broadband Connection, from
the Network Connections folder in to the "Startup"
folder
If that does not work for you,
try this:
Create a shortcut for your
Broadband Connection, place it on your desktop
Go to Start Menu ->
"Programs" -> "System Tools" -> "Scheduled Tasks"
Double click
"Add Scheduled Task"
Click "Next"
Click "Browse" -> browse to
the shortcut you had placed on your desktop -> Select it -> Click
"Open"
Click "When my computer starts"
Click "Next"
Enter the
Username and password for the administrator on your PC, if you do not
use passwords to log in, leave it blank -> Click "Next"
Click
"Finish"
3. How do I try
to trouble shoot PPPoE in Windows XP?
You can get the PPP logging by
running 'netsh ras set tracing * enable' at the command line. The files
themselves will be in the %windir%\tracing
directory.
4. How do I edit
the PPPoE MTU size in Windows XP?
Note: This only works to lower
your MTU under the native 1480 in Windows XP PPPoE. We are also in
regular contact with the engineers at Microsoft who say you can not
raise the MTU value of the native PPPoE client in Windows XP. See question 11
for more detailed info.
Always back up your registry before making
changes such as this.
1. Download this file
2.
Right click the file and choose "Merge"
3. Click "Yes"
4. Go to
"Start" -> Click on "Run" -> Type in "Regedt32.exe" -> Click
"OK"
5. Go to this Reg Key "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\NdisWan\
Parameters\Protocols\0]"
6. Double click on "Protocol MTU"
7.
Click on "Decimal" -> Enter your desired value (I.E.: Anything less
then 1480..
8. Click "OK"
9. Done!
5. How do I
adjust the MTU value in RASPPPoE for Windows XP?
1. Right click "My Network
Places" -> Select "Properties"
2. In the "Network Connections"
Window -> Right click "Local Area Connection" -> select
"Properties"
3. Click on "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" ->
"Properties"
4. Check off "Override Maximum Transfer Unit" and set
the value as you need.
6. When setting
up XP the username and password is grayed out.
There have been many cases where Step 4 does
not work for people. The Username and Password option is grayed out. At
Step 3 XP presented a dialog box that asks for dial-up information, put
anything in for a value in dial-up. Such as your Area code, then proceed
and you should be fine.
Also try this:
1. Go to "Start" ->
"Control Panel"
2. Click on "Network & Internet
Connections"
3. Click on "Phone and Modem Options" (top left hand
corner.
4. Click "New" and fill it out.
7. I notice a
slower boot time, or delays / Blackouts or Time-outs while waiting for
webpages to load.
1. Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2. Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3. Click
on "Network Connections"
4. Right click on the icon for your Ethernet
card connected to your DSL modem _> Choose "Properties"
5. Click
on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP. -> Click "Properties"
6. In the
"General" tab check off "Use the following IP address"
7. Enter an
internal IP address 192.168.xxx.xxx (replace the x's with a number of
your choice.
8. Enter a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
9. Click
"OK"
10. Click "OK"
8. Why native
PPPoE in Windows XP?
With native PPPoE in XP you can
do what ever you can with dial-up easily.
Enable Internet Connection
Sharing to share the PPPoE connection with other computers on your home
network.
Enable Internet Connection Firewall to protect the computer
with the PPPoE connection from Internet attacks.
Use the PPPoE
connection as part of a double dial virtual private network (VPN.
connection. In a double dial VPN connection, one connection is used to
connect to the Internet and another connection is used to create a VPN
connection to an organization intranet (such as your employer's
network. .
Configure the PPPoE connection for Internet use within
Internet Explorer and other Windows
applications.
9. Does my ISP
support XP?
The PPPoE client in Windows XP
is based on the industry standard described in IETF RFC 2516 and should
work with any ISP access hardware operating as a PPPoE server that is
based on the industry standard described in IETF RFC
2516.
10. My ISP has
multiple service names and I'm having trouble with the native PPPoE in
XP.
Windows XP attempts to connect
using the blank service name. If there are no access devices using a
blank service name, then Windows XP will try the connection again using
the first service name from the first access device that responded to
the first connection attempt. Thus, Windows XP discovers the service
name during the connection attempt. This provides the simplest
configuration and works for most users. If a specific service name is
required, a service name can be configured on the General tab from the
properties of the PPPoE connection.
11. I use the
native PPPoE in Windows XP and need to adjust my MTU level.
There is no ability to configure
the maximum transmission unit (MTU. of the PPPoE connection from the
properties of the connection. By default, a Windows XP PPPoE connection
supports an IP MTU of 1480 bytes. The 20 bytes of overhead consist of
the PPPoE header (6 bytes. , the largest possible outer PPP header (4
bytes. , the largest possible Multilink PPP header (4 bytes. , the largest
possible PPP header for compression and encryption (4 bytes. , and the
PPP header that identifies the actual packet being sent (2
bytes. .
12. How do I
share my internet connection (ICS. with Windows XP?
Note: Make sure all computers are connected
together (Via, Ethernet cables, etc. before following these
steps.
1. Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel"
2.
Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3. Click on "Network
Connections"
4. Right click the icon for the connection you want to
share -> Choose "Properties"
5. Click on the "Advanced" tab
6.
Check off "Allow network users to connect through this computer's
internet connection"
7. Check off "Establish..." and "Allow
other..."
8. Click "OK"
9. Surf Away!
13. How do I get
the native PPPoE in Windows XP to reconnect if the connection is
dropped?
1. Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2. Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3. Click
on "Network Connections"
4. Right click the icon for the connection
you want to share -> Choose "Properties"
5. Click the "options"
tab
6. Check off "Redial if line is dropped"
7. Change "Time
between Redial attempts" to "5 seconds"
8. Change "Idle time before
hanging up" to "Never"
9. Done!
14. How do I get
the native PPPoE in Windows XP to Auto-Connect?
1. Go to Start Menu ->
"Control Panel"
2. Click on "Network and Internet Connections"
->
3. Click on "Network Connections"
4. Right click the icon
for your PPPoE connection -> Choose "Properties"
5. "Options" tab,
uncheck "Prompt for name and password, certificate etc"
6. Done, you
now will not be asked to click connect!
15. How do you
install EnterNet in Windows XP?
Note: V1.5c works in XP. PPPoE is also native
in XP so you don't need any 3rd party software. See question 1 on this
page.
1. Double click the Setup.exe file
2.
Choose "Quick Install" -> Click "Next"
Note: This option allows you to
bypass the "Welcome", "Software License", and "Choose Destination"
screens
3. Click "OK" - "Information"
screen
4. Click "Continue Anyway" - "Hardware installation"
window
5. Click "Finish" - "Setup Complete" screen
6. Double click
the "EnterNet" icon now on your desktop
7. Double click "Create new
Profile"
8. Type in a connection name of your choice (I.E.:
DSL.
9. 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.
10. Enter your password as
provided by your ISP, enter it a second time to confirm - Click
"Next"
11. Click "Next" - "Servers" window
12. Click
"Finish"
13. Double click on newly created icon in the EnterNet
folder
14. Click "Connect"
15. Surf Away!
16. How do I
change the MTU of EnterNet in Windows XP?
1. Go to "Start" menu -> Click "Run" ->
Type "Regedt32.exe" -> Click "OK"
2. Go to this Registry Key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ControlSet001\ Control\Class\
{4D36E972-E325-11 CE-08002bE10318}\ 0010\Ndi\params\MaxFra
Note: The 0010 may be different for you
depending on how many pieces of hardware you have installed, but it will
be one of those 00 numbers
3. Double click on "max" and change the value
from 1454 to 1492.
4. Close RegEdit
5. Go to "Start" ->
"Control Panel"
6. Click on "Network & Internet
Connections"
7. Click on "Network Connections"
8. Right click on
the "Local Area Connection" icon for your EnterNet listed as "Efficient
Network EnterNet" -> Choose "Properties"
9. In "General" tab click
"Configure"
10. Click "Advanced" tab
11. Click "Max Frame Size"
-> Change to MTU you desire
12. Click "LCPMRU" -> Change to
match the MTU you changed in step 11
13. Click "OK"
14.
Done!
17. How do I
install WinPoET in Windows XP?
Note: V4.0 and above are compatible and
actually uses Windows XP's native PPPoE. So you can use this or just use
the native PPPoE in Windows.
1. Double click the Setup.exe file
2.
Click "Next"
3. Click "Yes" - "License" window
4. Click "Next" -
"Information" window
5. Click "Next" - Choose Destination"
window
6. Click "Finish" to restart
7. Double click the newly
created WinPoET icon on your desktop
8. 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.
9. Enter your password as provided by your
ISP
10. Click "Save Password"
11. Click "Connect"
12. Surf
away!
18. How do I get
WinPoET to Auto-Connect in Windows XP?
1. Double click the WinPoET icon
on your desktop
2. Click "Options"
3. Click "Use WinPoET V4.00
Broadband built-in Auto-connect"
4. Click
"OK"
19. How do I get
WinPoET to launch at Windows Startup in Windows XP?
1. Double click the WinPoET icon
on your desktop
2. Click "Options"
3. Click "Settings"
4. Click
"Launch WinPoET V4.00 Broadband dialer at Windows Startup"
5. Click
"OK"
20. How do I
launch my browser on connect with WinPoET in Windows XP?
1. Double click the WinPoET icon
on your desktop
2. Click "Options"
3. Click "Settings"
4. Click
"Launch default browser after connection launched"
5. Enter the URL
of the website you want it to launch
6. Click
"OK"
21. How do I
install RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
1. Uninstall any flavors of PPPoE (any other
PPPoE software programs. installed on your system. Only after
downloading the RASPPPoE program
Note: You must also uninstall RASPPPoE if you
have a previous version installed.
2. Unzip the zipped RASPPPoE folder to a temp
directory of your choice
3. Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel"
4.
Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
5. Click on "Network
Connections"
6. Right click on the "Local Area Connection" icon for
your Ethernet card (Or internal DSL Modem, or USB Modem. -> Choose
"Properties"
7. In the "General" tab click "Install"
8. Click
"Protocol" -> Click "Add"
9. Click "Have Disk" -> Click
"Browse" Then find the folder you unpacked the RASPPPoE programs to.
Then select any one of the INF files, it does not matter which
one
10. Click "Open"
11. Then "OK" - "Install from disk"
window
12. Highlight "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> Click "OK" -
"Select Network Protocol" window
13. Click "Continue Anyway" -
"Hardware installation" window
14. Click "Close" - "Local Area
Connection Properties" window
15. Delete the temp folder you unpacked
RASPPPoE in to at the start
16. Reboot
17. Go to your "Start" menu
-> choose "Run" -> Type in RASPPPOE -> click "OK"
Note: If you get an error message then follow
the Windows prompts
18. "RASPPPoE" window opens, if
you have more then one Ethernet card make sure the card connected to
your modem (or your Internal modem or USB Modem. is selected Screen
shot
19. Choose "Create a Dial-Up Connection for the selected
Adapter" Screen
shot
20. Click Exit
21. Double
click the Dial-Up short cut on your desk top.
22. Enter your userid
as provided by your ISP
Note: you may need to include
your ISP's domain as part of your userid. Ex. For Verizon customers it
would be userid@verizon.net
23. Enter your password as
provided by your ISP
24. Click "Save Password"
25. Click "Dial"
26. Check off "Anyone who uses this computer"
27. Surf
away!
22. How do I
uninstall RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
1. Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2. Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3. Click
on "Network Connections"
4. Right click on the "Local Area
Connection" icon for your Ethernet card (Or internal DSL Modem, or USB
Modem. -> Choose "Properties"
5. In the "General" tab uncheck "PPP
over Ethernet Protocol"6. Click "OK"
7. Done!
23. I'm having
trouble with my Networking Protocols, can I reinstall TCP/IP?
1. Go to Start Menu -> RUN
2. Type
"command" click OK
3. IN the new window that pops up type this "NETSH
INTERFACE IP RESET LOG.TXT"
This should reset your TCP/IP parameters
allowing you to connect again.
24. Does Windows
XP steal 20% of my bandwidth?
Basically no! Quality of Service
(QOS. only works on a QoS enabled network, which you don't have. For
more info, see this in-depth article.
25. I'm getting
error 678 when I try to connect.
1. Go to Start Menu -> RUN
2. Type
"command" click OK
3. In the new window that pops up type this "NETSH
INTERFACE IP RESET LOG.TXT" (Do not type the quotes just everything in
between them, then hit enter.
4. Reboot, once you are returned to the
commend prompt, and then close the command window.
This should reset
your TCP/IP parameters allowing you to connect again.
You can also try upgrading to Service Pack 1
if you have not yet.
If neither fix works for you, this could be
caused by a few different possibilities, look at these things:
Not
using a crossover cable when it was needed
Problems with the DSL
modem and needing to be reset
Ethernet cards is not enabled or
installed correctly
Although no specific applications were named
some PPPoE applications are listening for the PADO responses and
intercepting them before they come to the MS client. So uninstall any
other PPPoE software that you are not using.
Incorrect service name -
Your service name may be blank and you need to fill out your ISPs
service name.
26. When my PC hibernates
then comes back I can not connect to the internet. 