Installing The Driver Software; Which Driver To Install - D-Link DSL-260I User Manual

Installing the Driver Software

Your new DSL-260I USB ADSL modem is supplied with three different drivers – the LAN, PPPoA, and PPPoE
drivers. You only need to install one of these three drivers. Do not install more than one driver for you new
DSL-260I. The correct driver to install is determined by the type of service your ADSL service provider offers.
Read the following section to determine the correct driver to install.
The installation requires two distinct steps. First, the correct driver is installed and your PC restarted. Once
your PC has restarted, you connect the DSL-260I modem to your USB port. Your PC will recognize the modem
and load the appropriate software into your system. You can then configure the software to the appropriate
settings for your ADSL service provider.

Which Driver to Install?

The selection of the driver for your new DSL-260I modem is dependent upon the type of service offered by
your ADSL service provider or ISP. The LAN driver makes your DSL-260I modem appear as an Ethernet
connection and may requires only the static IP address information (including subnet mask, gateway IP address,
and DNS server IP address) provided by your ADSL service provider. The PPPoE and PPPoA drivers use
Windows Dial-up support to establish and manage the ADSL connection (no additional software is required).
The PPPoE driver provides Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) support while the PPPoA driver
provides Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA) support.
determine which protocol is appropriate for your connection.
LAN - driver (RFC 1483) creates a software emulation of a standard Ethernet connection between your
computer and the DSL-260I ADSL modem. If your ADSL service provider assigns you a static IP address,
you can configure the LAN driver to use this address (along with a subnet mask, gateway IP address, and
DNS server address). No additional software is required, but you must have the appropriate addresses for
your connection supplied by your ADSL service provider. Contact your ADSL service provider to
determine the proper PPPoE software to use and for documentation on the installation and configuration of
the third-party software.
PPPoE - driver (RFC 2516) adds PPPoE support. The PPPoE driver uses Windows Dial-up networking
support to establish and manage the connection between your computer and the ADSL service provider.
This driver is used to establish and manage a connection to an ADSL service provider that uses the PPPoE
protocol.
PPPoA - driver (RFC 2364) adds PPPoA support. The PPPoA driver uses Windows Dial-up networking
support to establish and manage the connection between your computer and the ADSL service provider.
This driver is used to establish and manage a connection to an ADSL service provider the uses the PPPoA
protocol.
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