Login Protocols; Account Information - NETGEAR DG814 Reference Manual

For a single-user Internet account, your ISP supplies TCP/IP configuration information (such as IP
address, subnet mask and default gateway) and VPI and VCI multiplexing information for one PC.
Your ISP may also provide other login information, such as User Name and Password, in the case
where the PPPoE or PPPoA protocol is required. With a typical account, much of the configuration
information is dynamically assigned when your PC is first booted up while connected to the ISP,
and you will not need to know that dynamic information.
In order to share the Internet connection among several computers, your gateway takes the place of
the single PC, and you need to configure it with the TCP/IP information that the single PC would
normally use. When the gateway's ADSL port is connected, the gateway appears to be a single PC
to the ISP. The gateway then allows the PCs on the local network to masquerade as the single PC
to access the Internet through the broadband modem. The method used by the gateway to
accomplish this is called Network Address Translation (NAT) or IP masquerading.

Login Protocols

Some ISPs require special login protocols. In this case, you will need to know what type of
protocol is used, and you will need a login name and password. The two common protocols are:
• PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
Two common PPPoE clients are WinPOET and EntreNet.
• PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
After your network and gateway are configured, the gateway will perform the login task when
needed, and you will no longer need to login from your PC.

Account Information

Unless these items are dynamically assigned by the ISP, your ISP should give you the following
basic information for your account:
• An IP address and subnet mask
• A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP's router
• One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses
• Host name and domain suffix
For example, your account's full server names may look like this:
mail.xxx.yyy.com
Preparing Your Network
Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
3-9