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Connect your network on wireless Internet easily
PPPoE has the advantage that neither the telephone company nor the
Internet service provider (ISP) needs to provide any special support.
Unlike dialup connections, DSL and cable modem connections are
"always on." Since a number of different users are sharing the same
physical connection to the remote service provider, a way is needed to
keep track of which user traffic should go to and which user should be
billed. PPPoE provides for each user-remote site session to learn each
other's network addresses (during an initial exchange called
"discovery"). Once a session is established between an individual user
and the remote site (for example, an Internet service provider), the
session can be monitored for billing purposes. Many apartment houses,
hotels, and corporations are now providing shared Internet access over
DSL lines using Ethernet and PPPoE.
1.5.3 DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a communications
protocol that lets network administrators centrally manage and
automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an
organization's network. Using the Internet Protocol, each machine that
can connect to the Internet needs a unique IP address, which is
assigned when an Internet connection is created for a specific computer.
Without DHCP, the IP address must be entered manually at each
computer in an organization and a new IP address must be entered
each time a computer moves to a new location on the network. DHCP
lets a network administrator supervise and distribute IP addresses from
a central point and automatically sends a new IP address when a
computer is plugged into a different place in the network.
DHCP uses the concept of a "lease" or amount of time that a given IP
address will be valid for a computer. The lease time can vary depending
on how long a user is likely to require the Internet connection at a
particular location. It's especially useful in education and other
environments where users change frequently. Using very short leases,
DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more
computers than there are available IP addresses. The protocol also
supports static addresses for computers that need a permanent IP
address, such as Web servers.