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David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 15 Mar 2004 02:01:53 -0800
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On 14 Mar 2004 at 20:59, JMB wrote:

> Simply question: Is there any significant difference in obtaining a DSL
> provider that is identified as being a 'DHCP' system versus one that is
> a 'PPPoE' system?

  I can't say for certain, but my educated guess would be that a provider
who uses PPPoE can serve more customers out of a range of available
addresses than one who uses DHCP, unless the latter is willing to have
customers see one another's broadcast traffic.

David Gillett

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