Chapter 32. Configuring Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topic:

Configuring a DSL connection using PPPoE

The Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) protocol is used to encapsulate PPP frames inside Ethernet frames. It is most often used when working with broadband communications such as digital subscriber line (DSL), a family of technologies that provides Internet access over the wires of a local telephone network.

Configuring a DSL Connection using PPPoE

Figure 32-1 shows an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) connection to the ISP DSL address multiplexer

Figure 32-1. PPPoE Reference

The programming steps for configuring PPPoE on an Ethernet interface ...

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