RCA 360 User Manual

2   SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity

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2.1 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial-

in Client

Introduction

This section explains how you can connect to the Internet using a Broadband PPPoE 
dial-in application. The PPP over Ethernet connection scenario provides PPP-like dial-in 
behavior over the virtual Ethernet segment.

BroadBand dial-in 

clients

To connect to the Internet you can use:

•

An MS Windows XP broadband dial-in client. 
See 

 for 

more information.

•

A Mac OS X broadband dial-in client (Ethernet connectivity only). 
See 

 for more infor-

mation.

- or -

•

A broadband PPPoE dial-in client provided by your Service Provider to connect to 
the Internet

Required for PPPoE session connectivity in case of 
MS Windows 98(SE), MS Windows ME, MS Windows 2000 and 
Mac OS 8.6/9.x.