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PPPoE without a router?

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by jeftecknt

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I've set up my little P2P at home. I want to share my connection with all my sytems.

I have an AMD K-6 2 running Win2000Pro and a P4 running WinXPPro, both have half a gig of RAM, I have a 3com switch, and I am running ADSL from an external TA.

The problem is my ISP is running PPPoE which requires the user to logon before it actually allows use. This is due to multiple screenames. I tried to use a 3com Frewall that acts as a router/DHCP server. This wasnt an option.

Anybody have anyideas other than changing ISP's (which isn't an option as the user is quite comfortable) Please feel free to offer any suggestions. I am stumped.

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by vinnyd

You need to use a Cable/DSL router.

Linksys and Speed Stream have them (these are ones I have used) that allow a PPPoE connection in the setup and allow the Cable/Dsl router to login to the ISP.

by meganetcomputers

The router is the best bet. I would recommend linksys because it is the fastes to get configured and easy to use. If you need further assistance please contact my company at support@meganetcomputers.com and I will be able to assist you further.

by paul

The 3Com Firewall you already have is an ideal choice - I use one personally for PPPoE. The trick is to ignore the fact that there isn't a Firewall option, instead register your account just as if the PPPoE is located directly on your PC then transfer the configuration information onto the 3Com Firewall- if PPPoE isn't seen as an option then you have old firmware and can download the latest one for free at
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/prodlist.jsp?tab=cat&pathtype=download&cat=134482&selcat=Firewalls+%26+Filters&family=134490

by lordinfidel

While they are all good answers, there is a very simple way to do this.

It is called ICS. But before that you will need to get the PPPoE driver.

Download it from
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/

Follow the directions on how to install.

Next you need 2 nics. 1 for the connection to your adsl modem, the other to your pvt netwk.

Next once you get the connection up and running on the machine that is to act as your gateway (the one you installed pppoe on), in netwk and dial-up connections, right click on the connection (looks like a modem connection) properties/sharing.

This will set up ICS.

This is a quick and dirty way to get small locations up and running.

I also reccomend a firewall on that system. A not-so-simple free one but does the trick elegantly is called pktfilter

http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/pktfilter/

It is based on IPFilters syntax and is loaded as a service.

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