How am I connected?
 

There's probably a perfectly rational explanation for this, but at the
moment I'm stumped:

In the control panel's "network connections", 2 connections are shown:
(1) "Broadband --- sbcglobal, disconnected, firewalled, WAN Miniport (PPOE)"
--- (the above has a check mark indicating default connection)

and

(2) "LAN or High Speed Internet --- local area connection, connected,
firewalled, Intel (R) PRO/100 VE, Network Connection, IP address
xx.xxx.xxx.xxx, subnet mask xxx.xxx.xxx.x assigned by DHCP"

I'm using XP Pro SP3, am not on any computer network with any other
computer, and am subscribe to ATT DSL, have only one modem (no router) which
is left on all the time, and turn the computer on and off once a day.

Questions: Should I be using the "Broadband" connection instead of the LAN?
How am I even connecting since the disconnected "Broadband" is shown as
default?

I'm not experiencing any problems with my connections, but merely curious to
find out why they apear to work when set up this way.

Thanks for any info or comments . . .

Re: How am I connected?
 

Café Publico wrote:

> I'm using XP Pro SP3, am not on any computer network with any other
> computer, and am subscribe to ATT DSL, have only one modem (no router)
> which is left on all the time, and turn the computer on and off once a day.

What/which is your ATT DSL modem? Here are some examples:

http://www.att.com/equipment/accesso...ers-modems.jsp
Gateways/Routers/Modems

That page shows 2Wire, Motorola, and Westell DSL modem gateways.

Some modems gateways function as a router even tho' they only have one
ethernet port. Some of them function as a PPPoE gateway/ passthu' while
some of them don't.

The page illustration shows the 2wire to have 4 ethernet ports and
(also) pppoe passthru. The Motorola and Westell to have one ethernet,
no pppoe thru'.

> Questions: Should I be using the "Broadband" connection instead of the
> LAN? How am I even connecting since the disconnected "Broadband" is
> shown as default?
>
> I'm not experiencing any problems with my connections, but merely
> curious to find out why they apear to work when set up this way.

I would use it just like it is, ethernet not pppoe.

--
Mike Easter

How am I connected?
 

Café Publico <sinverguenza@invalido.net> wrote in message
news:i7av7o$tvu$1@news.albasani.net:

> Dewe's powbabwy a pewfectwy wationaw expwanation fow th-th-this, but
> at th-th-the moment I'm stumped:
>
> In th-th-the contoww panew's "netwowk connections", 2 connections
> awe shown: (1) "Bowadband --- sbcgwobaw, disconnected, fiwewawwed,
> WAN Minipowt (PPOE)" --- (th-th-the abowe has a check mawk
> indicating defauwt connection)
>
> and
>
> (2) "WAN ow High Speed Intewnet --- wocaw awea connection,
> connected, fiwewawwed, Intew (W) PWO/100 VE, Netwowk Connection, IP
> addwess xx.xxx.xxx.xxx, subnet mask xxx.xxx.xxx.x assigned by DHCP"
>
> I'm using XP Pow SP3, am not on any computew netwowk wif any
> oth-th-thew computew, and am subscwibe t-t-t-to ATT DSW, hawe onwy
> one modem (no owutew) which is weft on aww th-th-the time, and tuwn
> th-th-the computew on and off once a day.
>
> Qwestions: Shouwd I be using th-th-the "Bowadband" connection
> instead of th-th-the WAN? How am I ewen connecting since th-th-the
> disconnected "Bowadband" is shown as defauwt?
>
> I'm not expewiencing any powbwems wif my connections, but mewewy
> cuwious t-t-t-to find out why th-th-they apeaw t-t-t-to wowk when
> set up th-th-this way.
>
> Danks fow any info ow comments . . .
>
>

Re: How am I connected?
 

"Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:8fsf91Fei3U1@mid.individual.net...
> Café Publico wrote:
>
>> I'm using XP Pro SP3, am not on any computer network with any other
>> computer, and am subscribe to ATT DSL, have only one modem (no router)
>> which is left on all the time, and turn the computer on and off once a
>> day.
>
> What/which is your ATT DSL modem? Here are some examples:


It's a Siemens Speedstream 4100.


>
> http://www.att.com/equipment/accesso...ers-modems.jsp
> Gateways/Routers/Modems
>
> That page shows 2Wire, Motorola, and Westell DSL modem gateways.
>
> Some modems gateways function as a router even tho' they only have one
> ethernet port. Some of them function as a PPPoE gateway/ passthu' while
> some of them don't.
>
> The page illustration shows the 2wire to have 4 ethernet ports and (also)
> pppoe passthru. The Motorola and Westell to have one ethernet, no pppoe
> thru'.
>
>> Questions: Should I be using the "Broadband" connection instead of the
>> LAN? How am I even connecting since the disconnected "Broadband" is shown
>> as default?
>>
>> I'm not experiencing any problems with my connections, but merely curious
>> to find out why they apear to work when set up this way.
>
> I would use it just like it is, ethernet not pppoe.
>
> --
> Mike Easter

Re: How am I connected?
 

Café Publico <sinverguenza@invalido.net> wrote:

>In the control panel's "network connections", 2 connections are shown:
>(1) "Broadband --- sbcglobal, disconnected, firewalled, WAN Miniport (PPOE)"
> --- (the above has a check mark indicating default connection)


WAN miniport is usually one of those USB plug-in adaptors so you can take the
Internet with you. Do you have one, or was one ever plugged in?