Why do i have to "dial up" with my dsl?

[pornsurfer2000]

Hi, I just got Mindspring/Earthlink DSL for a really good deal it was 49 for the first 3 months and 49 there after with a 6 month agreement at 1.5/384 so I got it. But when the Covad guy came and set it all up today there was a dial up looking box that I have to enter my login and password each time. I put the app in the startup folder but I still have to press the connect button. Is there any application or setting I can do to get rid of this thing? Of is it because I have a dynamic IP not static that it does this? Thanks.

"btw I have @home cable before and they sucked compared to this" DSL ALL THE WAY

 

[b0red]

I believe all dynamic IP has that logon/dialup box. I have static, and I don't have it.

zZzZ

 

[obenton]

A Visual Basic script can probably start the logon, enter the data, and start the connection.

 

[AmbitV]

on my dsl i dont have to do anything

 

[pdo]

With my USWEST DSL service. There's an always on connection which is $10 more and then there's dial-up DSL. And I chose always on. So maybe that's what you're paying for.

 

[Yoshi]

It is not because you are using a dynamic IP address. A friend of mine has a cable modem with dynamic IP assignement and does not have to "dial up." Your DSL provider, like mine, is probably using PPPoE software to negoitate a connetion to the DSL server. I bought the Linksys DSL/Cable router which has PPPoE built in eliminating the need to use any software on my PC. As long as I leave my DSL modem and the Linksys on my connection is always made regardless of what my PC is doing.

 

[rabbit fighter]

You've got PPPoE. It should remember the userid and password; my Earthlink dsl does. You just have to hit the connect button every time you start up windows.

Is that really such a pain in the ass? Hitting one button? I mean it even pops up automatically. Visual Basic to push one button? If you're so lazy that pushing that button means you're goint to write a visual basic program, well, you must either be stupid or less lazy than you think.

How big a deal is it? Come ON!!! If it really bothers you just enable good power saving and leave the damn thing on; I mean, you have to push a button and all to turn it on, use the damn start menu to shut it down... what a hassle...

 

[TheCableGuy]

There's a software program, EnterNet 300, that will automatically 'dial-up' for you on startup. It came with my Ameritech.net account. But this is a software based PPPoE 'adapter'. I have found that performance is better using a PPPoE 'protocol' that is just used with your NIC.
http://www.user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/
has the one I use. It has worked great so far, and comes with a built in MTU optimizer tweak.

 

[Mday]

it is definitely PPPoE. and it is a pain in the butt. I used bell atlantic.

now i am using a bell partner who does not use PPPoE.

and what you have appears to be a great deal. if you can stand it... keep the deal.

if you want to share that connection, you can use the linksys router which has PPPoE support, which means you don't have to enter the info, you just enter the info once in the router, and that's it. you don't even have to have the software installed on your computer.

 

[Zak]

PPPoE is a pain in the butt. I believe that this stuff should be illegal and people should sue the lame DSL providers who advertise "always on" connection and then make people use PPPoE.

Only lame companies like Bell and Earthlink can be pathetic enough to use PPPoE. Most "real" DSL providers don't use this crap.

Zak

 

[hkchan]

pornsurfer2000, how did you get the first three months for $49? Is this a regional deal? I couldn't find anything on their web site.