SAGEM F@st
3. Connection to the Internet
When the modem is correctly connected and the BridgeMon application installed, you still
have to set up your Internet connection.
The SAGEM F@st™ 908 / 948 modem is compatible with the following two Internet
connection modes:
•
PPPoE (see section 3.1),
•
DHCP (see section 3.2).
Check with your IAP to find out which connection mode is available on your ADSL
compatible telephone line.
3.1
PPPoE mode
A PPPoE client software utility lets you authenticate yourself and then log on to your IAP.
To use the PPPoE mode, the modem must be installed in RFC1483 Bridge mode
!
(see section 2.2 - step 3).
There are two possibilities:
The PPPoE client software is incorporated in the following operating systems:
•
Microsoft Windows XP
•
MacOS X
•
Linux
The PPPoE client software is not incorporated in the following operating
systems:
!
•
Microsoft Windows 98
•
Microsoft Windows Millenium
•
Microsoft Windows 2000
•
MacOS 8.6
•
MacOS 9
For these operating systems, you must install a third party PPPoE client utility. See
section 3.1.5.
TM
908 / 948 Reference Manual - Ethernet Interface
17