User`s guide

Transparent Bridging
PPPoE
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Packet services resumé
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The STHome IEEE802.1D Transparent Bridging packet service
(further referred to as Bridging) offers complete protocol
transparency and has inherent configuration simplicity. Yet it
provides excellent forwarding performance.
PPPoE is one of two popular mechanisms to get in touch with the
SP.
 Bridged PPPoE
By installing a PPPoE client application (provided by your SP.)
on your PC(s) and by using the STHome's bridge, connectivity
can be established.
The other method to get in touch with the SP over the DSL line is
PPPoA.
 PPPoAtoPPTP Relaying
Similar to Bridged PPPoE this requires installation of a PPTP
dialin application (*) on your PC(s).
(*) Most popular OSs have a PPTP dialin application installed, e.g. Microsoft
DialUp Networking, or support PPTP Tunneling software to be installed.
The STHome packet services can be summarized as follows:
Port Packet
Service
User/VC IP Address Protocol
10BaseT Bridging n 1 per user Multiprotocol
Ethernet
Bridged PPPoE n 1 per user Multiprotocol (*)
PPPoA/PPTP 1 1 per user Multiprotocol (*)
ATMF25.6
(optional)
ATM Cell Switching
The functionality of ATM Cell switching depends on the
capabilities, offered by the drivers included with the ATMF25.6
PCNIC.
(*) The supported protocol(s) depend on the provisioning by the session client
application, e.g. IP, IPX and NETBEUI for Microsoft's DialUp Networking
application for PPPoAtoPPTP Relaying.