PPPoe setup on Windows 7
01. Click the Start button in the bottom left corner. The Start Menu will appear:
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02. Click the Control Panel option in the right-hand column.
03. Click the "View network status and tasks" option under Network and Internet
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04. Click "View network status and tasks" under the Network and Sharing Center section.
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05. Click "Set up a new connection or network" under the Change your networking settings section:
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06. Click Connect to the Internet and then click Next.
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07. If you already have a live network connection, you may see this screen, in which case click "Set up a new connection anyway" and then click Next.
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08. Click "Broadband (PPPoE)".
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09. Enter your username in all lowercase and password that you chose when setting up the account. Change the connection name to "First Step" and put a checkmark in "Remember this password".
10. Click the Connect button to test your connection.
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To Connect with PPPoE
Once the PPPoE connection is setup, you should do the following to reconnect with PPPoE.
01. Click the Network Icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This is the little screen with a cable thing on the left-hand side to the left of the Sound icon.
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02. Click the First Step connection and then click the Connect button.