Common Connection Types
Cable Modems
Type | Details | ISP Data required |
Dynamic IP | Your IP Address is | Usually, none. |
Address | allocated automatically, | However, some ISP's |
| when you connect to you | |
| may require you to use a | |
| ISP. | |
| particular Hostname, | |
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| Domain name, or MAC |
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| (physical) address. |
Static | Your ISP allocates a | IP Address allocated to |
(Fixed) IP | permanent IP Address to | you. |
Address | you. | Some ISP's may also |
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| |
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| require you to use a |
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| particular Hostname, |
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| Domain name, or MAC |
|
| (physical) address. |
DSL Modems
Type | Details | ISP Data required |
Dynamic IP | Your IP Address is | None. |
Address | allocated automatically, |
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| when you connect to you |
|
| ISP. |
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Static | Your ISP allocates a | IP Address allocated to |
(Fixed) | permanent IP Address to | you. |
IP Address | you. |
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PPPoE | You connect to the ISP | User name and |
| only when required. The | password. |
| IP address is usually |
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| allocated automatically. |
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