earthlink and a switch?

[neveruseaol]

i have a linksys etherfast 10/100 5-port workgroup switch and earthlink as a dsl provider. earthlink requires you to use a program called winpoet to connect to the internet. i was wondering if there was anybody out there that can tell me how to have multiple people online at the same time through earthlink without using internet connection sharing. will i be better of switching my ISP?
thanks,
david

[glc1]

Your only other choices are--(1) purchase more IPs (if available), (2) purchase a router, and (3) use one of your systems as a server and use some other NAT/proxy software besides ICS.

[This message has been edited by glc1 (edited 01-04-2001).]

[nightowl]

winpoet uses a protocol called PPPoE which stands for "Point to Point Protocol over Eathernet" which is used for security reasons

i'd get a netgear router, i find they handle PPPoE the best

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[glc1]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by nightowl:
which is used for security reasons</font>That's the marketing blurb that the ISP feeds you. It's actually used b/c it saves them money on IPs. As soon as a user logs off (restarts, shuts down, times out, etc.), his IP gets returned to the pool of available IPs, and the next time he logs on he receives a different IP. As a result, his security is enhanced compared to a dynamic IP that rarely changes or a static IP.


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[neveruseaol]

thanx

[rrna244448]

neveruseaol,

I got a linksys router-it's geat! Like you I already had a hub/switch so I got the one port befsr11 for $89. Check pricewatch.com.

[neveruseaol]

okay i will check about that router.

thanx