PPPoE over Airport

rolandgrolandg
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Situation: To access our campus WLAN-network one needs to do PPPoE via Airport.



Is this possible under OS X?



I know that under OS 9 third party software was necessary. But the protocol was originally not integrated into OS 9 as it is in OS X.



Is there a chance?



P.S.: What was the trick that let's one use an iBook with the lid closed?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    ricrocketricrocket Posts: 142member
    Short Answer - "Yes"



    Medium-Length Answer - PPPoE is integrated right into the Network control for OSX. I currently use it for DSL via Airport access.



    rr.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    rolandgrolandg Posts: 632member
    [quote]Originally posted by ricRocket:

    <strong>Short Answer - "Yes"



    Medium-Length Answer - PPPoE is integrated right into the Network control for OSX. I currently use it for DSL via Airport access.



    rr.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    To get you right, you are using the old graphite basestation and there is a menu item within the network preferences similar to the "PPPoE over integrated ethernet" option?



    Thank you for the info! I am looking forward to recieving my new iBook in a couple of weeks.
  • Reply 3 of 6
    rolandgrolandg Posts: 632member
    I cannot find the PPPoE-tab under Airport, so I installed the CD that came with my iBook (v2.0).



    I am desperately in need of this function and I hope that someone can give me a step-by-step-walkthrough if necessary.



    Thanks
  • Reply 4 of 6
    rolandgrolandg Posts: 632member
    Sorry to bring this thread back to the top, but this is very important to me.



    Why can't OS X give me a PPPoE tab in the Airport network settings? Why would you have to use an Apple Base Station to use PPPoE? It is in the system so why can't I just use it?



    It's just two days with my new iBook, which basically is a nice machine, but if there is no solution to this I fear it is of little use for me - so please help.



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  • Reply 5 of 6
    wolfeye155wolfeye155 Posts: 425member
    The PPPoE settings are in the network tab in you system prefs.
  • Reply 6 of 6
    rolandgrolandg Posts: 632member
    [quote]Originally posted by wolfeye155:

    <strong>The PPPoE settings are in the network tab in you system prefs.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Unfortunately not for the Airport (card), at least in software version 2.0.
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