What Are “PPPoE” and “PPPoA?
PPPoE and PPPoA are two of many methods that computers use to talk to each other over an ADSL connection (technically, PPPoE or PPPoA are “communication protocols”). If you are planning to switch to Ecomtel from another ADSL provider and that provider has previously supplied you with a D-Link DSL-300 router, the chances are that you are actually using “IPoA”, which is incompatible with our service. If you wish to switch to Ecomtel ADSL, you will need to buy a new router which can support PPPoA. Check that your equipment is capable of supporting “PPPoA” – any equipment designed for Telstra BigPond should be capable of these communication protocols. Most products will have a feature list indicating the protocols that are supported. If in doubt, purchase the equipment recommended by your ISP – all our supplied routers support PPPoA For the technically minded, PPPoE and PPPoA stand for “Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet” and “Point to Point Protocol over Asynchronous Transfer Mode”. Ec
