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Detlef Lechner
Hi folks,
my Windows_XP computer is connected to the internet via an
ethernet adapter, ethernet cable, ADSL modem, ISDN outlet,
local loop, Central exchange and ISP to the internet. It
works all right.
Inputting "ipconfig /all" at my Windows_XP DOS prompt will
display this output:
Windows IP configuration
....
Ethernet adapter 'LAN connection'
connection-specific DNS suffix: (empty)
description: SiS900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address: 00-10-DC-F6-84-A7
DHCP active? Yes
Auto configuration active? Yes
IP Address: 192.168.1.100
....
PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl'
connection-specific DNS suffix: (empty)
description: WAN (PPP/SLIP) interface
Physical address: 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP activated? No
IP address: 217.230.168.39
....
There is definitively only one hardware adapter in my
computer. It is the ethernet adapter. So I presume that
the "PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl'" is a software data converter?
What kind of data or protocol does the "PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl'"
convert or transform or adapt into what other data or protocol?
The context menu informed me that the PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl' is
a WAN miniport (PPPoE) but I do not know what a WAN miniport is.
Regards,
Detlef Lechner
my Windows_XP computer is connected to the internet via an
ethernet adapter, ethernet cable, ADSL modem, ISDN outlet,
local loop, Central exchange and ISP to the internet. It
works all right.
Inputting "ipconfig /all" at my Windows_XP DOS prompt will
display this output:
Windows IP configuration
....
Ethernet adapter 'LAN connection'
connection-specific DNS suffix: (empty)
description: SiS900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address: 00-10-DC-F6-84-A7
DHCP active? Yes
Auto configuration active? Yes
IP Address: 192.168.1.100
....
PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl'
connection-specific DNS suffix: (empty)
description: WAN (PPP/SLIP) interface
Physical address: 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP activated? No
IP address: 217.230.168.39
....
There is definitively only one hardware adapter in my
computer. It is the ethernet adapter. So I presume that
the "PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl'" is a software data converter?
What kind of data or protocol does the "PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl'"
convert or transform or adapt into what other data or protocol?
The context menu informed me that the PPP adapter 'snafu_dsl' is
a WAN miniport (PPPoE) but I do not know what a WAN miniport is.
Regards,
Detlef Lechner