On 5/14/06, अिनकॆत (Aniket) aniketvb@gmail.com wrote:
PPPOE does not need any IP addresses to be put up. Its the same as dialup connection , the only additional parameter being that one has to specify "service name" along with username and password. You are confusing DHCP with PPPoE. Also PPPoE is not dependant on the IP address assigned to the LAN card , it can be anything or nothing. So you do not have to specify the Default Gateway , DNS etc ..its done automatically each time a connection is made.
eh...whats up doc? lol...always wanted to say that... You're right. Just to clear up a bit. DHCP is used to assign the IP while PPPoE is just what its name is...It is PPP over Ethernet. Same as PPP except its used over the ethernet ( No nitpicking please ). So whatever is your IP settings, they just dont matter cuz PPPoE doesn't depend on that layer at all :)