RASPPPOE

RASPPPOE is a lightweight tool designed as a PPP over Ethernet implementation for Windows. PPPoE, stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet and put into simple words, is a system that provides you with a means of accessing the Internet via a username and password secured account.

This method is used to create PPP connections wita network card that is installed on your computer with the purpose of maintaining the look and feel of a dial-up connection.

RASPPPOE is able to seamlessly integrate into the operating system and allows it to recognize your Ethernet adapter as a modem, facilitating the ‘dial-up’ connection. The protocol that comes with installing RASPPPOE offers support for Internet Connection Sharing and power management.

The installation process is fairly complex if you are a novice user but RASPPPOE comes with documentation that allows you to easily make your way through it. As you would using the default Windows protocol, you are offered the possibility to access advanced features that allow you to limit send speed, specify the link speed, overwrite the maximum transfer limit and others.

Using the latter you are able to set a new value for MTU, which can help you run VPN applications that sometimes have the tendency to add a packet overhead, exceed the permitted value and block transfer.

With RASPPPOE installed, you can also benefit from event logging information. This makes it possible for the protocol to notify you of any errors and warnings during its runtime and it does so by entering the data into the System event log.

If you’re looking for an alternative to the default PPPoE connection provided by Windows, you can opt for RASPPPOE and generate PPP connections through an Ethernet adapter.