RASPPPoE - Is an end user created PPPoE client for Windows '98, '98SE, ME, and 2000. RASPPPoE now supports Windows 95. Use the Windows 98 instructions to install. RASPPPoE now also support Windows NT

1. How do I install RASPPPoE on Windows '98, 98SE, and ME?
2. How do I get RASPPPoE to connect on boot in Windows 2000?
3. I'm having trouble with RASPPPoE on Windows '98 SE and my computer locking up on boot, and shut down.
4. I've installed RASPPPoE, but didn't get the choice to enter my user id and password.
5. How can I get RASPPPoE to stay connected even when a user logs off?
6. I can't keep my RASPPPoE connection alive without a Ping Utility or constantly checking my e-mail. Why?
7. How do I get RASPPPoE to auto-connect on Windows '98 or ME log in?
8. RASPPPoE will not detect my USB modem.
9. How do I use RASPPPoE with ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) in Windows '98?
10. I am having trouble using RASPPPoE with a 3Com DSL modem.
11. I can not enter my Username or Password in RASPPPoE, it just auto-connects.
12. How to I uninstall RASPPPoE?
13. How do I adjust my MTU in Windows?
14. How do I use ICS in Windows ME?
15. How do I install RASPPPoE on Windows 2000?
16. How do I uninstall RASPPPoE in Windows 2000?
17. How do I use ICS in Windows 2000?
18. How do I adjust the MTU value in RASPPPoE for Windows XP?
19. How do I get RASPPPoE to Auto-Connect at Start-Up in Windows ME?
20. How do I install RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
21. How do I uninstall RASPPPoE in Windows XP?
22. How do I disable Idle Disconnect?
23. I'm having trouble with RASPPPoE and my VPN.
24. I am running Windows 2000 Advanced Server and can't install RASPPPoE.

Please note RASPPPoE is an end-user created PPPoE application. Created by Robert Schlabbach

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.

Get it here: RASPPPoE program.

2) Unzip the zipped RASPPPoE folder to a temp directory of your choice.
3) Right click on "Network Neighborhood" (in ME "My Network Places"). Choose "Properties".
4) Click "Add..."
5) Select "Protocol". Click "Add..."
6) Select "Have Disk". Select "Browse" Then choose the folder you unpacked the RASPPPoE programs to. Then select any one of the INF files, it does not matter which one.
7) Click "OK".
8) Then "OK" again.
9) In the "Select Network Protocol" window make sure "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" is highlighted and click "OK".
10) Click "OK" on "Network" window.
11) Click "Yes" to Reboot.
12) Delete the temp folder you unpacked RASPPPoE in to at the start.
13) Go to your "Start" menu, and then choose "Run". Type in RASPPPoE and click "OK"

Note: If you get an error message then follow the Windows prompts.

14) "RASPPPoE" window opens, if you have more then one Ethernet card make sure the card connected to your modem is selected. Screen shot
15) Choose "Create a Dial-Up Connection for the selected Adapter". Screen shot
16) Click Exit.

Note: If you do not see a Dial-Up short cut on your desk top then open "My Computer", then "Dial-Up Network", then delete the new Dial-Up Adapter (should be named "Connection through..."). Then start back at step 14.

17) Double click the Dial-Up short cut on your desk top.
18) 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.

19) Enter your password as provided by your ISP.
20) Click "Save Password"
21) Click "Connect".
22) Surf away!

1. Create a "dialing" entry for "RASPPPoE" (example name). Make sure it connects.
2. Go into the task scheduler and schedule a task to RASDIAL the connection and have it "Run at Startup". RASDIAL will tell you its syntax if you ask it to.
3. Go into the registry and turn off the "RAS Connection" logoff notification.

Microsoft
KeepRasConnections REG_SZ
Range: 0 or 1
Default: 0 (disabled)

4. Change (or create) the key and set the value to 1.

OR:

1. Place a short cut to RASPPPoE in your startup folder.
2. In your Dial-Up networking properties, uncheck "prompt for username/password".

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If you can't enter it in the Dial-Up icon for your RASPPPoE connection, try this:

Right click on IE > click on properties > click on connections.

Click on the Ethernet connection > click settings.

Enter your userid and password there.

From Microsoft:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall the operating system to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

To modify the behavior of RAS when logging off, change the value of the following registry key:

HKLM\ Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon

KeepRasConnections REG_SZ
Range: 0 or 1
Default: 0 (disabled)

You should restart the computer after making this change.

By default, when logging off, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 closes all RAS connections opened during the session. If this registry key value is added and set to 1, the system will not close RAS connections when logging off. This registry key value does not appear in the registry unless you add it.

RASPPPoE currently has no means to detect when a connection is improperly terminated (i.e. the server just stops sending data). Some PPPoE clients periodically send LCP Echo-Requests to check whether the connection is still alive. However, that goes beyond RFC 2516, which only recommends that the server periodically sends Echo-Requests.

Under Dial-Up Networking > Connections > Settings.

Make sure "Prompt for information before dialing" is not checked off. (Dial-Up Networking > Connections > Settings).

Then place a shortcut to the RASPPPoE connection that made into C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

In Windows ME:
1) Go to your Dial-Up Networking Properties -> On the "Security" tab, check "connect automatically" and enter your password.
2) On the "Dialing" tab, check "This is the default Internet connection" and select "Always dial my default connection".
Make sure "Enable idle disconnect" and "Disconnect when connection may not be needed" are not checked. Add a shortcut to the DUN connection to the Startup folder and you should be set.

RASPPPoE will work with some USB connections. I would recommend updating your USB drivers for the product you are using, then running through the install.

After installing RASPPPoE and verifying it works:

1) Using "Internet Options" in your "Control Panel", choose "Set Default" under the "Connections" tab. Choose your RASPPPoE connection. Then check the little circle that says "Always dial my default".

2) Install ICS.

3) Tell ICS that the "LAN-side" Ethernet card is your "LAN", and that Dial-Up networking is the "WAN-side". The changes you made using the Internet Options control panel will allow everything to work.

From the RASPPPoE website:
"Patch for 3Com modem users (only for the 32-bit release) The modem manufacturer 3Com has "invented" their own flavor of PPP over Ethernet, simply by replacing the ETHER_TYPE values described in RFC 2516 (0x8863/0x8864) with their own ones (0x3C12/0x3C13). While I do not endorse such "innovation" and call upon 3Com to offer an RFC 2516 compliant firmware upgrade for their products to their customers, I still want to help customers suffering from this. After downloading above file, download the 3Com Patch: RASPPPOE_096_3COM.ZIP (17,452 bytes) and replace the file RMSPPPOE.SYS from the original download with the one in this archive prior to installing. Note that with this version you will only be able to connect to 3Com modems, not to any RFC 2516 compliant servers anymore. Revert to the original RMSPPPOE.SYS to be able to connect to RFC 2516 compliant servers again."

You need to adjust your Dial-Up networking properties to prompt to connect.

1) Go to your Dial-up Networking folder.
2) Choose "Connections"
3) Then "Settings".
4) Make sure "Prompt for information" is checked off.

1) Double click on "My Computer"
2) Double click on "Dial-up Networking"
3) Delete the Dial-up icon used for your RASPPPoE connection
4) Delete the short cut for your RASPPPoE connection on your desktop
5) Right click "Network Neighborhood" ("My Network Places" in Windows ME) and choose "Properties"
6) Highlight the "PPP over Ethernet Protocol -> (Ethernet adapter name)" and click "Remove"
7) Click "OK"
8) Click "Yes" to reboot.

It depends what OS but you may have this option:
1) Right click "My Network Places" -> Select "Properties"
2)Click on "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> "Properties"
3) Check off "Override Maximum Transfer Unit" and set the value as you need.

1) Double click on "My Network Places"
2) Double click on "Home Networking"
3) Click "Next"
4) If you've already run the initial setup you'll have this option "I want to edit Home networking", select that option
5) Click "Next"
6) Check off "Yes, this computer" then Check off "A direct connection to"
7) In drop down menu choose "Dial-up Networking"
8) Click "Next"
9) Check "Yes"
10) In the drop down menu select the Ethernet card connected to your other computer
11) Click "Next"
12) Check "Yes, connect to the internet"
13) Click "Next"
14) Click "Next"
15) You can set up file sharing here if needed, click "Next"
16) Check "Yes, create a Home Network disk"
17) Click "Next"
18) Insert a floppy disk and click "Next"
19) Click "Finish" and reboot
20) Install created floppy disk on the computers you want to share this connection.
21) Surf Away!

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.

Get it here: RASPPPoE program

2) Unzip the zipped RASPPPoE folder to a temp directory of your choice
3) Right click on "My Network Places". -> Choose "Properties"
4) Right click on the "Local Area Connection" icon for your Ethernet card (Or internal DSL Modem, or USB Modem) -> Choose "Properties"
5) Click "Install" - "Local Area Connection Properties" window
6) Select "Protocol" -> Click "Add"
7) Select "Have Disk" -> Select "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
8) Click "Open"
9) Then "OK" - "Install from disk" window
10) Highlight "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> Click "OK" - "Select Network Protocol" window
11) Click "Yes" - "Digital Signature not found" window (This may happen up to 4 times)
12) Click "Close" - "Local Area Connection Properties" window
13) Delete the temp folder you unpacked RASPPPoE in to at the start
14) Go to your "Start" menu -> choose "Run" -> Type in RASPPPOE -> click "OK"

Note: If you get an error message then follow the Windows prompts

15) "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
16) Choose "Create a Dial-Up Connection for the selected Adapter" Screen shot
17) Click Exit
18) Double click the Dial-Up short cut on your desk top.
19) 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

20) Enter your password as provided by your ISP
21) Click "Save Password"
21) Click "Dial"
22) Surf away!

1) Right click on "My Network Places". -> Choose "Properties"
2) Delete the dial-up icon created by RASPPPoE (Also delete the short-cut on your desktop)
3) Right click on the "Local Area Connection" icon for your Ethernet card (Or internal DSL Modem, or USB Modem) -> Choose "Properties"
4) Highlight "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> Click "Uninstall"
5) Click "Yes"
6) Click "Close" - "Local Area Connection Properties" window
7) Done!

1) Right click on "My Network Places" -> Choose "Properties"
2) Right click on the icon representing the connection you want to share. For RASPPPoE it would be the Dial-up Adapter used for that connection -> Choose "Properties"
3) Click on the "Sharing" tab (for dial-up adapters you may have to configure a few settings for the adapter before you get to the window allowing you to click the "Sharing" tab. If you must, put in a telephone number put in 0)
4) Check off "Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this Device"
5) Check off "Enable on-demand dialing"
6) Click "OK"
7) Make sure the other computers that will be sharing this connection are set to "Obtain an IP address automatically".

Windows 95, 98, ME
1) Go to "Network Neighborhood" ("My Network Places" in Windows ME) right click on the icon and choose "Properties"
2) On the "Configuration" tab select the TCP/IP stack bound to the Ethernet card connect to the other PC
3) Select "Properties"
4) Choose the "IP Address" tab and select "Obtain an IP address automatically"

Windows NT
1) Right click on "Network Neighborhood"
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Click the "Protocols" tab
4) Click on "TCP/IP Protocol"
5) Click on "Properties"
6) In the "Adapter" drop down menu choose the Ethernet card connected to the other PC
7) Select "Obtain an IP address automatically"

Windows 2000
1) Right click "My Network Places"
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Right click the "Local Area Connection" (Ethernet card) connected to the other PC
4) Choose "Properties"
5) Click the "General" Tab
6) Click the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"
7) Click on "Properties"
8) Select "Obtain an IP address automatically"

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.

1) Open your Control Panel
2) Double click "Dial-up Networking"
3) Right click the dial-up icon for your RASPPPoE connection
4) Click the "Security" tab -> Check off "Connect automatically" (Make sure your userid and Password are listed there. -> Click "OK"
5) Create a short cut to that Dial-up connection and place that in your Start-Up folder.

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.

Get it here: RASPPPoE program

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!

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!

Windows XP
1) Right click on connection created by RASPPPoE -> Click Properties
2) Click the "Options" tab -> Set Idle disconnect to "Never"

Windows 2000
1) Right click on connection created by RASPPPoE -> Click Properties -> click on dialing tab clear enable idle disconnect
2) Clear disconnect when connection may not be needed

Windows 98
1) Open Control Panel - Internet Options.
2) Go to the Connections Tab.
3) Select the RASPPOE DUN connection (it's probably default).
4) Click the "Settings"
5) Click "Advanced"
6) Clear "enable idle disconnect"
7) Clear "disconnect when connection may not be needed"

You need to lower your MTU in RASPPPoE to nothing less then 1324. You could lower it on your Ethernet card, but easiest to do it in RASPPPoE.

It depends what OS but you may have this option:

1) Right click "My Network Places" -> Select "Properties"
2)Click on "PPP over Ethernet Protocol" -> "Properties"
3) Check off "Override Maximum Transfer Unit" and set the value as you need.

Generally this is caused by having two Ethernet cards installed and running in your system. You need to disable the second one before the install. Once installed and working you can then reinstall the second Ethernet card.

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