I have DSL using PPPoE connection

[Ankit Shah]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if there is anyway to automatically connect before windows
logs in a user. With Cable modem you always connect and you don't need to
worry about it. The reason why I ask is because when I log out of one user
name to log on to another I have to manually connect. Now if I wanted to use
remote desktop I would be screwed because I can even connect to my pc
because my host PC is not connected to the internet. Is there anyway to stay
connected without being disconnected when switching user names. I don't want
to use fast switching either. Is there a solution to this problem.

Ankit Shah

 

[Chuck]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if there is anyway to automatically connect before windows
logs in a user. With Cable modem you always connect and you don't need to
worry about it. The reason why I ask is because when I log out of one user
name to log on to another I have to manually connect. Now if I wanted to use
remote desktop I would be screwed because I can even connect to my pc
because my host PC is not connected to the internet. Is there anyway to stay
connected without being disconnected when switching user names. I don't want
to use fast switching either. Is there a solution to this problem.

Ankit Shah

Ankit,

With PPPoE, you have to login before you can be connected to the internet. But
you can't run the login until after you login to Windows, and run the PPPoE
login program.

But if you get a NAT router that is PPPoE compatible, you can connect it to your
DSL modem, and have it login for you. Then you remove the PPPoE login from your
computer, and you have an always-on connection.

Having a router to protect you is the right thing, and surprisingly affordable
(you can buy them for less than the price of a couple months of DSL service).
And PPPoE is just one more reason for using one.

And Ankit, please don't contribute to the spread of email address mining
viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a bit
safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.