So we just moved to CenturyLink to hopefully save some money and get a faster connection, but when I ordered the service, I requested a Static IP and that the modem be set up in Bridging mode as I ...

In the UK the ISPs use or tend to use PPPoA, and that is set in the modem device. But i've heard that in the US they use PPPoE. I spoke to a UK ISP, and he said (rightly, I tested it), you can use ...

Last time around, we discussed Steve’s ADSL service provider’s move from authentication via Ethernet address of the attached device to Point-to-Point Protocols over Ethernet (PPPoE). The basic move ...

Before the globalization of wireless networks, most people in the world, who didn't have lines (cable or Ethernet) linked directly to the Internet, had to use telephone lines, the most widely used ...