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Posted by Chris (Member # 71) on :

Up until now I have been running DSL on my computer. Everything was fine and hunky dory. Well, no, I lie. If I was connected through a router or similar device (my last DSL model was router-like), my computer wasn't satisfied with the connection and would want to "dial up" the PPPoE authentication. If I didn't, all sorts of fun things would happen, like constant disconnect/reconnect for IM programs, certain webpages not loading, etc. So, I always "dialed up" the connection even though I didn't really need to. Now I've switched to cable and I'm having the same problem. No idea what to do about this issue. I've reset my IP address but I still have the same problem. I hope that my little blurb here has provided enough information, if not I can give any information required to remedy this situation. I just hope it can be fixed, as its rather annoying!

Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :

Cable connections don't use PPPoE at all, so that's completely redundant. All you should have to do is connect via Ethernet. No idea how to change the settings, though.

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

Open the Control Panel. Next open 'Network and Dial-up Connections'. Right-click on the 'Local Area Network' icon and select Properties. Remove or disable the protocol called "PPP over Ethernet". Reboot.

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Cast "Magic Missile."

Posted by Chris (Member # 71) on :

PPP over Ethernet protocol not present. [Confused]

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

Oh, wait, you're running XP, right? In that case there's a easier way, just throw away the existing LAN object and create a new one via the 'New Connection' wizard. When asked how you want to connect to the internet, choose 'Set up my connection manually', then in the next screen pick 'Connect using a broadband connection that is always on'. Make it the default connection and reboot.

Posted by Chris (Member # 71) on :

Whenever I try to do that, it says that my connection should be set up and that Windows doesn't need to do anything and therefore doesn't create a LAN object.