Chapter 2: Advanced Setup Options 19
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)PPP is the most widely used protocol for authenticating your
connection to the Internet. Should you change service providers,
you may need to change the data in these fields. Note: These
settings also appear on your Basic Settings page.
User Name Supplied by your service provider.
Password Supplied by your service provider.
Service Name Optional; supplied by your service provider.
Disconnect Time ADSL connection will be dropped after the
ADSL line is idle for a certain amount of time
(measured in seconds). Select 0 to ensure
that you won’t be disconnected.
MRU Maximum Receive Unit. Largest physical
packet size, in bytes, that a network can
accept. Any messages larger must be
fragmented. Default is 1492.
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit. Largest
physical packet size, in bytes, that a network
can send. Any messages larger must be
fragmented. Default is 1492.
MSS Maximum Segment Size. Largest data
segment, in bytes, allowed within each IP
packet. Default is 1432.
Authentication PPP user authentication method. Default is
Auto; you can specify CHAP or PAP only.
Automatic Reconnect Enabled by default. Uncheck this box if you
do not want to be reconnected automatically
if the ADSL connection is terminated
unexpectedly.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)DHCP is disabled by default. Typically, you should not need to
change your DHCP setting. Do so only if your service provider
requests it.
DHCP client enable Check this box only if instructed to by your
service provider.
Host Name If necessary, supplied by your service
provider.