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I have some basic questions about network preferences for DSL.
I spent the day on the phone with Verizon yesterday trying to figure out how to configure settings on my modem, and in the process, had my connection broken and fixed four different times by three different tech support people--each one configured my system totally differently.
I would love to know which setup is actually the best one, and to have some idea what it all actually means.
In the beginning the modem had whatever the default configuration was, and my computer connected to it using PPPoE, automatically.
The next guy set me up with PPPoE but with a manually configured ip address (this only worked long enough for him to get off the phone).
The last guy configured the modem to connect with PPPoE, and to have the computer connect to the modem with DHCP. It all works, but I find it a bit disconcerting to have no simple software way to connect and disconnect. Seems the simplest way now to get off the net (for whatever reason) is to switch the modem off).
I'm in New York (someone mentioned verizon is set up differently in the east and the west) using a Westell Versa Link 327W modem, and OSX 10.4.3.
Any thoughts on this setup or on the ideal setup?
Thanks,
Paul

Usually you dial into your service and disconnect from it using the Internet Connect application located in your Utilities folder. However, the main idea of broadband services is that you don't have to disconnect. It's always on. DSL lets you connect to the net via the telephone, but does not interfere with normal telephone usage.
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