PPPoE is now native in Windows
XP. This is what you need to do:
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"
