How to setup RASPPPoE in Windows 2000

Images on this page are samples only, you will need to replicate these instructions on your own computer.

  1. This software is recommended for those users with an Ethernet type ADSL modem (eg. D-Link DSL-300, Alcatel Speed Touch Home). Please note that this software is not supported by TADAust Connect's call centre.

  2. Download the RASPPPoE software from:

http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/

  1. Unzip the file into a temporary directory (such as C:\Temp)

  2. Right mouse button click the My Network Places icon on your desktop and select Properties to bring up the Network and Dial-up Connections window.

  1. Locate the Local Area Connection for the network adapter connected to your Ethernet modem, right-click it and select Properties.

  1. In the properties dialog box, click the Install button.

  1. In the Select Network Component Type window, select Protocol and click the Add button.

  1. In the Select Network Protocol window, click the Have Disk button.

  1. In the Install From Disk window, either type the name of your temporary installation directory or click the Browse button to navigate to it. Then click the OK button. A new window opens, offering the PPP over Ethernet Protocol for installation. Click OK to start installing the protocol.

  2. After the PPP over Ethernet Protocol is installed, return to the Local Area Connection Properties window, click Close to close the window.

  1. The protocol is now fully functional, but you still need to create a dial-up connection to use it.

  2. Click the Start button on the taskbar and select Run to bring up the Run dialog box. Type RASPPPOE in the edit field and click the OK button to run the Dial-Up Connection Setup application.

  3. A dialog box comes up with a combo box labelled Query available PPP over Ethernet Services through Adapter: at the top. Select the network adapter your broadband modem is connected to from the list. If the protocol is only operating on one network adapter, the box will be greyed out, as there is no choice to make. Click the Query Available Services button. The application will send out a query for offered services and display the result in the list view below.

  1. Click the Create a Dial-Up Connection for the selected Adapter button now. Shortly afterwards, a shortcut to the new dial-up connection named Connection through Adapter Name should show up on your desktop.

  1. Rename the Dial-Up Connection Icon to TADAust Connect ADSL Connection.

  1. Double click the TADAust Connect ADSL Connection icon and input the following fields:

  1. Click the Dial button to connect to the Internet.