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Setting Up a DSL PPPOE Connection

There are many different ways to connect to the Internet, and there are many different commercial solutions offered by ISPs, giant network corporations, and the regional or governmental telephone companies. One of the newest and increasingly popular packages being snapped up by consumers (at least in the U.S.) is the Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL service.

DSL service is offered in a variety of packages, ranging from 256Kbps–640Kbps to 4.5Mbps–7.1Mbps. The service, which presently uses copper telephone lines from a central office to the home, is often cheaper than dedicated Internet connections or Integrated Services Digital Network, or ISDN lines. Like ISDN, a DSL connection offers voice and digital ...