These days, PPPoE is one of the most popular ways of connecting to the Internet. It's used a lot on ISPs that use wired networks and cable modem connections. On Windows, a PPPoE dialling connection can be setup using a Network connection wizard, but on Linux. we need to use a program caIIed pppoeconf. Run this program as a root from a console.

The first thing that happens is that the device will look for all network cards installed on your machine. Make sure your LAN cable is plugged in and then proceed. The application wiII then scan for a PPPoE server on your ISP end. When it does. you will be asked to use the connection as your Internet connection.

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Proceed and you will be asked to enter the username and password for the connection. You can leave the rest of the settings as they are. Usually, the ISP Qurt. provides you with the DNS server information automatically when you dial, so you need not enter any name servers either. At the end. you can choose to have the connection dialled. You can also dial the connection using the command pon to turn on the connec¬tion, and poff to turn off the connection.