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DSL vs Cable?
I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL.
Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. Jethro |
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DSL vs Cable?
Jethro wrote:
I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL. Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. With cable broadband, you are always online. The reason your friend has to click to connect is that he has an older model DSL modem which does not remember the username and password for the Internet connection (necessary for DSL). If your friend upgraded to a newer DSL modem (or used a router), he would no longer need to click to connect and he would also always be online. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:13:58 -0700, Malke
wrote: Jethro wrote: I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL. Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. With cable broadband, you are always online. The reason your friend has to click to connect is that he has an older model DSL modem which does not remember the username and password for the Internet connection (necessary for DSL). If your friend upgraded to a newer DSL modem (or used a router), he would no longer need to click to connect and he would also always be online. Malke Thanks Malke. I have passed this along for whatever use he wants to make of it. Jethro |
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DSL vs Cable?
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wrote: I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL. Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. Jethro Yes, that's possible. Some DSL connections use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet), which isn't a full-time connection. Like an old-fashioned dial-up connection over a phone line, a PPPoE connection might need to be "dialed" when your friend wants to use the Internet. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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DSL vs Cable?
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:22:40 -0600, "Steve Winograd [MVP]"
wrote: In article , Jethro wrote: I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL. Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. Jethro Yes, that's possible. Some DSL connections use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet), which isn't a full-time connection. Like an old-fashioned dial-up connection over a phone line, a PPPoE connection might need to be "dialed" when your friend wants to use the Internet. Thanks Jethro |
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DSL vs Cable?
Hi
Tell your friend to buy a Cable/DSL Router and he would be on line all the time. Here is how, http://www.ezlan.net/PPPOE.html Jack (MVP-Networking). "Jethro" wrote in message ... I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL. Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. Jethro |
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:25:34 -0400, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
wrote: Hi Tell your friend to buy a Cable/DSL Router and he would be on line all the time. Here is how, http://www.ezlan.net/PPPOE.html Jack (MVP-Networking). Thanks Jack Jethro "Jethro" wrote in message .. . I am on-line with cable. I have a friend who is on-line with DSL. Things he is saying lead me to believe that I am automatically on-line the minute I boot up, he is not, and connects only when he does something to need it - such as polling for in-coming e-mails or doing a google-search, for example. Is this true? My friend thinks so. Jethro |
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