Re: t-dsl

["Ralf G. R. Bergs" <rabe@RWTH-Aachen.DE>]

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:12:18 +0200, Robert Waldner wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:04:45 -0300, Linux Newbie writes:
>>	This may sound like a silly question, but what is the
>>use/purpose of PPP over Ethernet? Why is it better than setting up a
>>connection with ifconfig eth0?
>
>Afaik Deutsche Telekom uses PPPoE for authentication/billing purposes, 
>so he may not have the choice...

That's right, as do lots of ISP's around the world...


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