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Information Regarding Popular ISPs

Internet Characteristics
Connection
Types
Dynamic IP Cable modem ISP,
non-hostname based. Need
(Clone MAC)
to clone MAC in the DHCP
page of router.
Dynamic IP Cable ISP, Requires
Hostname to authenticate
(Hostname)
i.e. cx213818-B. Need to
enter the hostname in the
DHCP page of the router,
exactly as it appears in your
documentation.
PPPoE Usually special software
installed on PC,
(DSL)
MacPOET/WinPOET,
EnterNet 300. The
Cable/DSL Secure Gateway
has this software built in
and you can safely remove
it from your PC. You will
need to enter the account
name and password that
your ISP provided to you in
the PPPoE page of the
router. Leave the service
name blank unless your ISP
requires it.
Popular ISPs
MediaOne,
RoadRunner, Optimum
Online, Time Warner,
Charter and Adelphia,
Metrocast, RCN
@Home Network,
Cogoco, ComCast,
Cox, Excite, Rogers,
Shaw, Insight,
Videotron
Bell*, Century Tel,
Citizens, Primus,
Prodigy, Snet, Sprint FC,
Verizon, First World,
Brightnet, Earthlink,
Ameritech, Covad,
Mindspring, Sympatico
DSL, USwest, Qwest,
SNet
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Internet Characteristics
Connection
Types
Static DSL Modem, always on.
Need to enter ALL IP
(DSL)
information from ISP in the
"Fixed IP" section of the
router.
Static Cable Modem, Always on,
ISP assigns specific IP
(Cable)
information which needs to
be entered on the "Fixed
IP" page of the router.
* Bell includes Bell Advantage, Bell Canada, Bell South, PacBell and
Southwestern Bell
Popular ISPs
CableSpeed, Cnet,
Direct Link, Drizzle, DSL
Extreme, Earthlink
Wireless, Fast Point,
Flashcom,
GTE-WhirlWind,
Heavenet, HSA Corp,
I-55, InterAccess,
LinkLine, Mission,
Nauticom, NAS, Omitel,
Onterra, Phatpipe,
Rhythms, Speakeasy,
Sterling, XO, Zyan
Cox Cable, Sprint, US
Cable, Cable-Cable