PPPoA or PPPoE on Voyager 2100

Hi,

I've just bought a Voyager 2100 wireless modem and it is working fine
on pppoa setting. Should I change this to pppoe for better connection
? I'm using BTyahoo broadband 1Mb service

thanks
Ian

On 6 Nov 2004 in uk.telecom.broadband, Ian wrote:

> it is working fine on pppoa setting. Should I change this

What change were you hoping for ? extra 2% performance ?

>to pppoe for better connection

Although BT has indicated that it will/does support PPPoE, I don't know
if this is currently the case. Certainly all that I've read since 2000
has used PPPoA and I'd stick with what works if I were you :-) Peter

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"Peter M" <us-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 6 Nov 2004 in uk.telecom.broadband, Ian wrote:
>
>> it is working fine on pppoa setting. Should I change this
>
> What change were you hoping for ? extra 2% performance ?
>
>>to pppoe for better connection
>
> Although BT has indicated that it will/does support PPPoE, I don't know
> if this is currently the case. Certainly all that I've read since 2000
> has used PPPoA and I'd stick with what works if I were you :-) Peter

My Netgear DM602 seems to work fine on either setting (using Wanadoo - ye
gods what a stupid name..!), can't say I've noticed any difference.

Ivor

On 06/11/2004 12:59 Ivor Jones got up from the bar and shouted..:
> "Peter M" <us-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>On 6 Nov 2004 in uk.telecom.broadband, Ian wrote:
>>
>>
>>>it is working fine on pppoa setting. Should I change this
>>
>>What change were you hoping for ? extra 2% performance ?
>>
>>
>>>to pppoe for better connection
>>
>>Although BT has indicated that it will/does support PPPoE, I don't know
>>if this is currently the case. Certainly all that I've read since 2000
>>has used PPPoA and I'd stick with what works if I were you :-) Peter
>
>
> My Netgear DM602 seems to work fine on either setting (using Wanadoo - ye
> gods what a stupid name..!), can't say I've noticed any difference.
>
> Ivor
>
>

Someone want to explain the difference? I'm on Plusnet, which should I
be using on my Draytek Vigor 2600We?


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On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 18:54:34 +0000, Black Shuck
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Someone want to explain the difference? I'm on Plusnet, which should I
>be using on my Draytek Vigor 2600We?

PPPoA is what you want.

Point to Point Protocol is used over ATM

PPPoE is the same over ethernet, as BT use ATM to carry data on ADSL
you end up with PPPoEoA and lose 8 bytes per packet of extra overhead.

Phil
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