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Are we talking about Redback here, ..ah I think they were the early
proponent of pppoE [correct me Jeff and James].  Why didn't Redback
market their ..other.. great approach discussed here?
Still not sure I get it!  
John


Jeff Mcadams wrote:
> 
> Thus spake Andrew Sun
> >It's called marketing, and the {A}DSL providers bought it, hook, line,
> >and sinker.
> 
> Bingo.
> 
> >Many advantages of PPPoE are a marketing illusion.  Much of which can
> >be implemented with technically better alternatives.  Multiple
> >sessions?  Allocate another IP address.
> 
> Or use a different tunneling protocol.
> 
> >From this users point of view, PPPoE is a real nuisance.
> 
> >It emulates dial-up service in this day and age when internet service
> >should be always on.
> 
> Heh...you want the ultimate user nuisance experience provided by a LEC?
> Check out Cincinnati Bell's Zoomtown DSL service.  Good grief.  If
> you've experienced this abomination, then this is enough said...if you
> haven't...be glad you're only dealing with PPPoE crap.
> 
> >At least there exist competing cable-tv internet service providers who
> >can provide the more desirable, unaltered ethernet connectivity.
> 
> BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
> 
> You're serious about saying there are cable-tv providers providing
> "unaltered ... connectivity?"  What a joke!
> 
> >As for some of the ADSL providers out there, still too little (and it's
> >PPPoE), too late, and for too many dollars.  Competition is a good
> >thing.
> 
> There are those of us out there that are providing Internet Access over
> DSL, and doing so in a sane, well thought out way...unfortunately, I
> fear we are way too few and far between.
> 
> >(Gee, I hope my rantings can make a difference) Just another author's
> >opinion. . .
> 
> Preach it brother.
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