RE: Is hotspot going to replace PPPoE

And since Windows and Mac both now have native support for PPPoE your argument of extra software no longer being needed is null and void. I'm also still waiting for you to explain how Hotspot makes it just as easy to resell, your "broadband" service as most Telco's are forced to do, as it is with PPPoE. What about all the other ISP side features to PPPoE: allows for ISPs to resell the same line multiple times. IE: Rated services, Broadband specific content (movies, etc.), metered services, etc.

Bob
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pppoe@ipsec.org [mailto:owner-pppoe@ipsec.org] On Behalf Of John Tully
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:34 AM
To: pppoe@ipsec.org
Subject: Re: Is hotspot going to replace PPPoE

Hello,

>How does hotspot prevent the theft of local loop?

For wireless, our APs have an option to isolate the client so that he can
only connect to the router. For hotels or other wired applications with

hotspot, you can use a switch with 802.1q VLAN suppport and the router can
have an independent VLAN interface for each port of the switch. I don't

know the details for DSLAMs, but I will bet that they have a feature not to
let other users bridge. Does anybody have info on this?

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> If a couple users have an

>to communicate with the router which would prevent this. Also, how

>it is blocked. I think PPPoE solves all of this.

> > of ppp in our "hotspot" authentication. Before any ppp gurus get

> > done with "hotspot" technology. It is easier for the client because

> > they don't need a pppoe client.
> >
> > Comments please!
Received on Tue Jan 21 08:29:10 2003