DSL with no MSN soft, how?

scooter4n · 02-04-03, 04:54 PM

Is there any way to run MSN DSL without all that soft they give you on the install disk? How to set it up?
Thanks.

scooter4n · 02-04-03, 05:15 PM

Im using Win2K

BannsheeBot · 02-04-03, 08:49 PM

DSL does not require any special software, as NAT routers can connect just fine without special software. Maybe MSN needs software to set up the connection, but I am almost certain that it would not need software just to keep a connection open. Try dumping the MSN stuff and seeing if it still works.

frodoski · 02-04-03, 09:15 PM

MSN just like all of the other ISPs require the use of PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) to authenicate to their network. Most, if not all of the router/switches have PPPoE capability, and require no special software, or creation of a Network Connection.

02-04-03, 04:54 PM	Thread Starter #1
scooter4n Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Portland OR.	DSL with no MSN soft, how? Is there any way to run MSN DSL without all that soft they give you on the install disk? How to set it up? Thanks.
	QUOTE Thanks

02-04-03, 05:15 PM	Thread Starter #2
scooter4n Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Portland OR.	Im using Win2K
	QUOTE Thanks

02-04-03, 08:49 PM	#3
BannsheeBot Registered Join Date: Jan 2001	DSL does not require any special software, as NAT routers can connect just fine without special software. Maybe MSN needs software to set up the connection, but I am almost certain that it would not need software just to keep a connection open. Try dumping the MSN stuff and seeing if it still works.
	QUOTE Thanks

02-04-03, 09:15 PM	#4
frodoski Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Looking for enough acrons to stay happy.	MSN just like all of the other ISPs require the use of PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) to authenicate to their network. Most, if not all of the router/switches have PPPoE capability, and require no special software, or creation of a Network Connection.
	QUOTE Thanks

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