luciano
join:1999-10-21
Mesa, AZ |  [northeast] Should I set WAn to PPPoE or to DHCP
I am on Verizon FIOS northeast and Actiontec MI424wr.
I can switch WAN from PPPoE to DHCP inside the router at will.
Which setting should I want and why? |
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datwell1
join:2002-01-08
Falls Church, VA | The setting you want depends upon how Verizon has set you up. Most new installs are now DHCP.
--Doug |
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SteveD3127
@gannett.com | What does it take for Verizon to switch me to DHCP? It is my understanding that performance will be better with DHCP instead of PPPoE. |
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darcilicious
Cyber Librarian
Premium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Comcast
| said by SteveD3127 :
It is my understanding that performance will be better with DHCP instead of PPPoE.
There is no noticeable performance difference between the two. Your speed tests should show you getting the speeds you signed up for. If you're not, that's another story and has nothing to do with being on PPPoE or on DHCP. |
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birdfeedr
Premium
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to SteveD3127
said by SteveD3127 :
What does it take for Verizon to switch me to DHCP? It is my understanding that performance will be better with DHCP instead of PPPoE.
You may be confusing switching from MoCA to ethernet. If you're on PPPoE, not much you can do because you're restricted by the equipment in the CO.
I'm guessing you don't have TV. |
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sozekizer
join:2002-07-16
Fort Worth, TX
·Charter Pipeline
| reply to luciano
you are indeed limited to the setup in your Central Office. the easiest way to know what you are is to select one and see if you lose connection. you don't have a choice so whatever is currently working is the wan connection type you are stuck with. |
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keyboards
join:2001-02-14
Doylestown, PA
·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
| reply to birdfeedr
said by birdfeedr  :You may be confusing switching from MoCA to ethernet. If you're on PPPoE, not much you can do because you're restricted by the equipment in the CO. I'm guessing you don't have TV. Not the OP, but I have a PPoE setup with TV. Internet was installed July 2005, TV April 2007. There is no technical reason that you can't have TV with PPoE that I am aware of.
As you said, depends on the equipment at the CO which way to set-up the router.
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REMEMBER: Stupidity should be painful !! |
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pppoeisgone
@verizon.net | reply to luciano
all new installs now are dhcp. and whether or not you have tv doesn't have a bearing whatsoever.
the actiontecs auto-detect whether the connection is pppoe or dhcp. |
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