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How to create PPPoE connection using FTTH in Windows XP?

Connecting to the Internet using FTTH.

    There is a PPPoE(PPP over Ethernet) Client built into Windows XP.
    To connect to the Internet by FTTH (Fiber to the home), user needs to use the New Connection Wizard to create a PPPoE connection.

    Please refer to the information below when the Internet cannot be connected by FTTH (Fiber to the home).


    Please refer to the steps below to troubleshoot the issue
    1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

    2. Click Network and Internet Connections.

    3. Click Network Connections.

    4. Click Network Tasks, and then click Create a new connection.

    5. Click Next.

    6. Check Connect to the Internet, and then click Next.

    7. Select  Set up my connection manually, and then click Next.

    8. Select  Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password, and then click Next.

    9. Type the name of the ISP in the following box ISP Name, and then click Next.

      The name entered here will be the name of the connection being creating.

    10. Type the internet account information in User name, Password and Confirm password, and then click Next.

    11. Click Finish.



    12. When the Connect (ISP Name) dialog box appears, click Cancel.

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      The new connection icon will appear in the Network Connection page.

    13. In the Network and Internet Connections page, click Set up or change your Internet connection.

    14. The steps vary when user chooses to configure a DNS server or not.

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      If user doesn't know whether it is necessary to configure a DNS server, please consult the Internet Service Provider.



      ● No need to configure a DNS server
      ● Need to configure a DNS server



      No need to configure a DNS server
      In the Internet Options page, click the Connections tab, and then select Never dial a connection and click OK.
      According to different Internet Service Providers, user may need to select Always dial my default connection.
      For more details, please consult the Internet Service Providers.



      The setting is completed.

      Double-click the new network connection icon on the Network Connections page, and then type user name and password and click Connect.
      No need to follow the steps after 15.


      No need to configure a DSN server
      In the Internet Options page, click the Connections tab, and then select Never dial a connection and click OK.
      According to different Internet Service Providers, user may need to select Always dial my default connection.
      For more details, please consult the Internet Service Providers.



      Please refer to the steps after 15.

    15. Click Properties in the (ISP Name) settings dialogue box.

    16. Click the Networking tab in the (ISP Name) Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and click Properties.


    17. Select  Use the following DNS server addresses, type the assigned information of ISP in Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server, and then click OK.


      Regarding DNS configuration please contact your local ISP.

      Remark

      The above steps describe how to configure a DNS server.
      The steps depend on the actual display of the page.