1.
How do I use PPPoE in Windows XP.
2. How do I get PPPoE in Windows XP to log in automatically
on boot?
3. How do I try and trouble shoot PPPoE in Windows
XP?
4. How do I edit the PPPoE MTU size in Windows XP?
5. How do I adjust the MTU value in RASPPPoE for
Windows XP?
6. When setting up XP the username and password
is grayed out.
7. I notice a slower boot time, or delays / Blackouts
or Time-outs while waiting for webpages to load.
8. Why native PPPoE in Windows XP?
9. Does my ISP support XP?
10. My ISP has multiple service names and I'm having
trouble with the native PPPoE in XP.
11. I use the native PPPoE in Windows XP and need
to adjust my MTU level.
12. How do I share my internet connection (ICS)
with Windows XP?
13. How do I get the native PPPoE in Windows XP
to reconnect if the connection is dropped?
14. How do I get the native PPPoE in Windows XP
to Auto-Connect?
15. How do you install EnterNet in Windows XP?
16. How do I change the MTU of EnterNet in Windows
XP?
17. How do I install WinPoET in Windows XP?
18. How do I get WinPoET to Auto-Connect in Windows
XP?
19. How do I get WinPoET to launch at Windows Startup
in Windows XP
20. How do I launch my browser on connect with
WinPoET in Windows XP?
21. How do I install RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
22. How do I uninstall RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
23. I'm having trouble with my Networking Protocols,
can I reinstall TCP/IP?
24. Does Windows XP steal 20% of my bandwidth?
25. I'm getting error 678 when
I try to connect.
26. When my PC hibernates then comes back I can
not connect to the internet.
27. How do I turn off Idle Disconnect for RASPPPoE
in Windows XP?
28. How do I specify a service
name in Windows XP?
29. I get odd pop up messages when connected to
the Internet.
1. How do I use PPPoE
in Windows XP.
PPPoE is now native in
Windows XP. This is what you need to do (To view this how to with
screen shots click here:
1) Go to "Start"
-> "Control Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Click on "Create a new Connection"
5) Click "Next"
6) Check off "Connect to the Internet" -> Click "Next"
7) Check off "Set up my connection manually" -> Click
"Next"
8) Check off "Connect using a broadband connection that requires
a user name and password" -> Click Next
9) Type in your ISP's name -> Click "Next"
10) Enter your userid as provided by your ISP.
Note: you may need to
include your ISP's domain as part of your userid. Example: For Verizon
customers it would be userid@verizon.net.
11) Enter your password
as provided by your ISP, enter it a second time to confirm -> Check
off "Use this account name" -> Check off "Make this
the default Internet connection" -> Click "Next"
12) Check off "Add a shortcut to this connection to your desktop"
-: Click "Next"
13) Click "Connect"
14) Surf away!
Note: There have been many cases where
Step 9 does not work for people. The Username and Password option
is grayed out. At Step 8 click on the Dial-up option and fill that
out then start over.
You can create a PPPoE connection with
out using the wizard -> Go to Show all
connections -> Click on "Create new connection"
2. How
do I get PPPoE in Windows XP to log in automatically on boot?
Note: Remember PPPoE is now native
to Windows XP.
1) In Control Panel open "Network Connections"
2) Right click on your broadband connection icon and select "Properties"
3) Uncheck "Prompt for name and password..."
4) Click "OK"
5) Open your "C:/Documents and settings" folder
6) Open the "All Users" folder
7) Open the "Start Menu" folder
8) Open the "Programs" folder
9) Go to your Programs Folder -> Startup
9) Copy a short-cut of your Broadband Connection, from the Network
Connections folder in to the "Startup" folder
If that does not work
for you, try this:
Create a shortcut for
your Broadband Connection, place it on your desktop
Go to Start Menu -> "Programs" -> "System Tools"
-> "Scheduled Tasks"
Double click "Add Scheduled Task"
Click "Next"
Click "Browse" -> browse to the shortcut you had placed
on your desktop -> Select it -> Click "Open"
Click "When my computer starts"
Click "Next"
Enter the Username and password for the administrator on your PC,
if you do not use passwords to log in, leave it blank -> Click
"Next"
Click "Finish"
3. How
do I try to trouble shoot PPPoE in Windows XP?
You can get the PPP logging
by running 'netsh ras set tracing * enable' at the command line. The
files themselves will be in the %windir%\tracing directory.
4. How
do I edit the PPPoE MTU size in Windows XP?
Note: This only works
to lower your MTU under the native 1480 in Windows XP PPPoE. We are
also in regular contact with the engineers at Microsoft who say you
can not raise the MTU value of the native PPPoE client in Windows
XP. See question 11 for more detailed info.
Always back up your registry before
making changes such as this.
1) Download this
file
2) Right click the file and choose "Merge"
3) Click "Yes"
4) Go to "Start" -> Click on "Run" ->
Type in "Regedt32.exe" -> Click "OK"
5) Go to this Reg Key "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\NdisWan\ Parameters\Protocols\0]"
6) Double click on "Protocol MTU"
7) Click on "Decimal" -> Enter your desired value (I.E.:
Anything less then 1480.)
8) Click "OK"
9) Done!
5. How
do I adjust the MTU value in RASPPPoE for Windows XP?
1) Right click "My
Network Places" -> Select "Properties"
2) In the "Network Connections" Window -> Right click
"Local Area Connection" -> select "Properties"
3) Click on "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> "Properties"
4) Check off "Override Maximum Transfer Unit" and set the
value as you need.
6. When
setting up XP the username and password is grayed out.
There have been many cases where Step
4 does not work for people. The Username and Password option
is grayed out. At Step 3 XP presented a dialog box that asks for
dial-up information, put anything in for a value in dial-up. Such
as your Area code, then proceed and you should be fine.
Also try this:
1) Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Phone and Modem Options" (top left hand corner)
4) Click "New" and fill it out.
7. I
notice a slower boot time, or delays / Blackouts or Time-outs while
waiting for webpages to load.
1) Go to "Start"
-> "Control Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Right click on the icon for your Ethernet card connected to your
DSL modem _> Choose "Properties"
5) Click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> Click "Properties"
6) In the "General" tab check off "Use the following
IP address"
7) Enter an internal IP address 192.168.xxx.xxx (replace the x's with
a number of your choice)
8) Enter a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
9) Click "OK"
10) Click "OK"
8. Why
native PPPoE in Windows XP?
With native PPPoE in XP
you can do what ever you can with dial-up easily.
Enable Internet Connection
Sharing to share the PPPoE connection with other computers on your
home network.
Enable Internet Connection Firewall to protect the computer with the
PPPoE connection from Internet attacks.
Use the PPPoE connection as part of a double dial virtual private
network (VPN) connection. In a double dial VPN connection, one connection
is used to connect to the Internet and another connection is used
to create a VPN connection to an organization intranet (such as your
employer's network).
Configure the PPPoE connection for Internet use within Internet Explorer
and other Windows applications.
9. Does
my ISP support XP?
The PPPoE client in Windows
XP is based on the industry standard described in IETF RFC 2516 and
should work with any ISP access hardware operating as a PPPoE server
that is based on the industry standard described in IETF RFC 2516.
10.
My ISP has multiple service names and I'm having trouble with the native
PPPoE in XP.
Windows XP attempts to
connect using the blank service name. If there are no access devices
using a blank service name, then Windows XP will try the connection
again using the first service name from the first access device that
responded to the first connection attempt. Thus, Windows XP discovers
the service name during the connection attempt. This provides the
simplest configuration and works for most users. If a specific service
name is required, a service name can be configured on the General
tab from the properties of the PPPoE connection.
11.
I use the native PPPoE in Windows XP and need to adjust my MTU level.
There is no ability to
configure the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the PPPoE connection
from the properties of the connection. By default, a Windows XP PPPoE
connection supports an IP MTU of 1480 bytes. The 20 bytes of overhead
consist of the PPPoE header (6 bytes), the largest possible outer
PPP header (4 bytes), the largest possible Multilink PPP header (4
bytes), the largest possible PPP header for compression and encryption
(4 bytes), and the PPP header that identifies the actual packet being
sent (2 bytes).
12.
How do I share my internet connection (ICS) with Windows XP?
Note: Make sure all computers are connected
together (Via, Ethernet cables, etc) before following these steps.
1) Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Right click the icon for the connection you want to share ->
Choose "Properties"
5) Click on the "Advanced" tab
6) Check off "Allow network users to connect through this computer's
internet connection"
7) Check off "Establish..." and "Allow other..."
8) Click "OK"
9) Surf Away!
13.
How do I get the native PPPoE in Windows XP to reconnect if the connection
is dropped?
1) Go to "Start"
-> "Control Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Right click the icon for the connection you want to share ->
Choose "Properties"
5) Click the "options" tab
6) Check off "Redial if line is dropped"
7) Change "Time between Redial attempts" to "5 seconds"
8) Change "Idle time before hanging up" to "Never"
9) Done!
14.
How do I get the native PPPoE in Windows XP to Auto-Connect?
1) Go to Start Menu ->
"Control Panel"
2) Click on "Network and Internet Connections" ->
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Right click the icon for your PPPoE connection -> Choose "Properties"
5) "Options" tab, uncheck "Prompt for name and password,
certificate etc"
6) Done, you now will not be asked to click connect!
15.
How do you install EnterNet in Windows XP?
Note: V1.5c works in XP. PPPoE is also
native in XP so you don't need any 3rd party software. See question
1 on this page.
1) Double click the Setup.exe file
2) Choose "Quick Install" -> Click "Next"
Note: This option allows
you to bypass the "Welcome", "Software License",
and "Choose Destination" screens
3) Click "OK"
- "Information" screen
4) Click "Continue Anyway" - "Hardware installation"
window
5) Click "Finish" - "Setup Complete" screen
6) Double click the "EnterNet" icon now on your desktop
7) Double click "Create new Profile"
8) Type in a connection name of your choice (I.E.: DSL)
9) Enter your userid as provided by your ISP.
Note: you may need to
include your ISP's domain as part of your userid. Example: For Verizon
customers it would be userid@verizon.net.
10) Enter your password
as provided by your ISP, enter it a second time to confirm - Click
"Next"
11) Click "Next" - "Servers" window
12) Click "Finish"
13) Double click on newly created icon in the EnterNet folder
14) Click "Connect"
15) Surf Away!
16.
How do I change the MTU of EnterNet in Windows XP?
1) Go to "Start" menu ->
Click "Run" -> Type "Regedt32.exe" ->
Click "OK"
2) Go to this Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Class\ {4D36E972-E325-11 CE-08002bE10318}\ 0010\Ndi\params\MaxFra
Note: The 0010 may be different for
you depending on how many pieces of hardware you have installed,
but it will be one of those 00 numbers
3) Double click on "max"
and change the value from 1454 to 1492.
4) Close RegEdit
5) Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel"
6) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
7) Click on "Network Connections"
8) Right click on the "Local Area Connection" icon for
your EnterNet listed as "Efficient Network EnterNet" ->
Choose "Properties"
9) In "General" tab click "Configure"
10) Click "Advanced" tab
11) Click "Max Frame Size" -> Change to MTU you desire
12) Click "LCPMRU" -> Change to match the MTU you changed
in step 11
13) Click "OK"
14) Done!
17.
How do I install WinPoET in Windows XP?
Note: V4.0 and above are compatible
and actually uses Windows XP's native PPPoE. So you can use this
or just use the native PPPoE in Windows.
1) Double click the Setup.exe file
2) Click "Next"
3) Click "Yes" - "License" window
4) Click "Next" - "Information" window
5) Click "Next" - Choose Destination" window
6) Click "Finish" to restart
7) Double click the newly created WinPoET icon on your desktop
8) Enter your userid as provided by your ISP.
Note: you may need to include your ISP's domain as part of your
userid. Example: For Verizon customers it would be userid@verizon.net.
9) Enter your password as provided by your ISP
10) Click "Save Password"
11) Click "Connect"
12) Surf away!
18.
How do I get WinPoET to Auto-Connect in Windows XP?
1) Double click the WinPoET
icon on your desktop
2) Click "Options"
3) Click "Use WinPoET V4.00 Broadband built-in Auto-connect"
4) Click "OK"
19.
How do I get WinPoET to launch at Windows Startup in Windows XP?
1) Double click the WinPoET
icon on your desktop
2) Click "Options"
3) Click "Settings"
4) Click "Launch WinPoET V4.00 Broadband dialer at Windows Startup"
5) Click "OK"
20.
How do I launch my browser on connect with WinPoET in Windows XP?
1) Double click the WinPoET
icon on your desktop
2) Click "Options"
3) Click "Settings"
4) Click "Launch default browser after connection launched"
5) Enter the URL of the website you want it to launch
6) Click "OK"
21.
How do I install RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
1) Uninstall any flavors of PPPoE (any
other PPPoE software programs) installed on your system. Only after
downloading the RASPPPoE program
Note: You must also uninstall RASPPPoE
if you have a previous version installed.
2) Unzip the zipped RASPPPoE folder
to a temp directory of your choice
3) Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel"
4) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
5) Click on "Network Connections"
6) Right click on the "Local Area Connection" icon for
your Ethernet card (Or internal DSL Modem, or USB Modem) -> Choose
"Properties"
7) In the "General" tab click "Install"
8) Click "Protocol" -> Click "Add"
9) Click "Have Disk" -> Click "Browse" Then
find the folder you unpacked the RASPPPoE programs to. Then select
any one of the INF files, it does not matter which one
10) Click "Open"
11) Then "OK" - "Install from disk" window
12) Highlight "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> Click
"OK" - "Select Network Protocol" window
13) Click "Continue Anyway" - "Hardware installation"
window
14) Click "Close" - "Local Area Connection Properties"
window
15) Delete the temp folder you unpacked RASPPPoE in to at the start
16) Reboot
17) Go to your "Start" menu -> choose "Run"
-> Type in RASPPPOE -> click "OK"
Note: If you get an error message then
follow the Windows prompts
18) "RASPPPoE"
window opens, if you have more then one Ethernet card make sure the
card connected to your modem (or your Internal modem or USB Modem)
is selected Screen shot
19) Choose "Create a Dial-Up Connection for the selected Adapter"
Screen shot
20) Click Exit
21) Double click the Dial-Up short cut on your desk top.
22) Enter your userid as provided by your ISP
Note: you may need to
include your ISP's domain as part of your userid. Ex. For Verizon
customers it would be userid@verizon.net
23) Enter your password
as provided by your ISP
24) Click "Save Password"
25) Click "Dial" 26) Check off "Anyone who uses this
computer"
27) Surf away!
22.
How do I uninstall RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
1) Go to "Start"
-> "Control Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Right click on the "Local Area Connection" icon for your
Ethernet card (Or internal DSL Modem, or USB Modem) -> Choose "Properties"
5) In the "General" tab uncheck "PPP over Ethernet
Protocol"6) Click "OK"
7) Done!
23.
I'm having trouble with my Networking Protocols, can I reinstall TCP/IP?
1) Go to Start Menu -> RUN
2) Type "command" click OK
3) IN the new window that pops up type this "NETSH INTERFACE
IP RESET LOG.TXT"
This should reset your TCP/IP parameters
allowing you to connect again.
24.
Does Windows XP steal 20% of my bandwidth?
Basically no! Quality
of Service (QOS) only works on a QoS enabled network, which you don't
have. For more info, see this in-depth article.
25. I'm
getting error 678 when I try to connect.
1) Go to Start Menu -> RUN
2) Type "command" click OK
3) In the new window that pops up type this "NETSH INTERFACE
IP RESET LOG.TXT" (Do not type the quotes just everything in
between them, then hit enter.
4) Reboot, once you are returned to the commend prompt, and then close
the command window.
This should reset your TCP/IP parameters allowing you to connect again.
You can also try upgrading to Service
Pack 1 if you have not yet.
If neither fix works for you, this could
be caused by a few different possibilities, look at these things:
Not using a crossover cable when it was needed
Problems with the DSL modem and needing to be reset
Ethernet cards is not enabled or installed correctly
Although no specific applications were
named some PPPoE applications are listening for the PADO responses
and intercepting them before they come to the MS client. So uninstall
any other PPPoE software that you are not using.
Incorrect service name - Your service name may be blank and you need
to fill out your ISPs service name.
26. When my PC hibernates
then comes back I can not connect to the internet.
1) Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"3) Click
on "Network Connections"
4) Right click your LAN icon in Network Connection
5) Choose "Configure", in the General Tab.
6) Click "Power Management" then uncheck "Allows this
device to shutdown"
27. How do I turn off
Idle Disconnect for RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
1) Right click on connection created
by RASPPPoE -> Click Properties
2) Click the "Options" tab -> Set Idle disconnect to
"Never"
28. How do I specify
a service name in Windows XP?
1) Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2) Click on "Network & Internet Connections"
3) Click on "Network Connections"
4) Right click on the connection icon under "Broadband"
-> Choose Properties
5) In the General tab you can enter the service name
29. I get odd pop up
messages when connected to the Internet.
1. Go to "Start" -> "Control
Panel"
2. Click on "Performance and Maintenance"
3. Click on "Administrative Tools"
4. Double-click on Services, then scroll to Messenger
5. Right click it and choose Properties
6. Change the Startup Type to "Manual" -> Click Stop
7. Click "OK"
8 . Close the Services window. Done.
