First learn how to use a News Client to access News Servers.
Microsoft is
news://msnews.microsoft.com
Once you know how to use a News Client you will also be able to access the Verizon PRIVATE
support News Groups. The following is pertinent to you. The following URL will take your
default News Client to Verizon's News Server and the 'adsl' News Group. Note that whiles
Microsoft needs no authentication to access their News Server, Verizon does. It needs you
to enter your Verizon Account and Password.
news://news.verizon.net/0.verizon.adsl
Now to answer your question...
If you use a Cable/DSL Router such as the Linksys BEFSR41 then the Router, not the PC, will
make the PPPoE connection to Verizon and NO Verizon software is needed on any LAN nodes.
The device will act as a simplistic FireWall to protect you from hackers and Internet worms
and it will allow you to share the one Verizon Internet WAN address with up to 253 LAN
nodes. You can also get Cable/DSL Routers that have full FireWall capabilities built-in.
There are many other advantages to such a device as well.
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Dave
| Everytime I try to connect using my dsl modem, an icon for a lan connection
| shows up. It shows it with limited or no connectivity. This computer is not
| on a network. If I disable the lan connection, I cant connect at all.
| Anyone have any idea how to solve this?
|
| Thanks
| Joe