Verizon Residential DSL and OS X

[willsurg]

Help, I got the new OS X this weekend and have been unable to connectwith DSL to verizon. I seem to connect on the PPoE but when i try to surf or check email it times out or cant find the server etc. anyone else with this prob or have a solution?

[davstein]

That sucks! I only have about 2 days after my DSL turns on (the 29th of March) to drop it without committing to a year or paying $100 for the modem. Please, anyone with successful expeience with the residential Verizon DSL on Mac OS X 10.0, please post!

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[willsurg]

Well finally after searching the boards I finally found the answer to this stupid PPPoE problem. Turns out verizons numbers that you usually use to connect for some reason dont work and you have to put other numbers in. The numbers are in mac fix it under troubleshooting mac os x. hope this helps everyone!

[dfbills]

I'm using the PPPoet in the Hardware BaseStation now and it is working fine. Although I'm now thinking of getting Road Runner because it is much faster for the money...

[davstein]

I would definitely go with Road Runner if I could, I just can't! When that or RCN's Fiber Optic Cable Internet becomes available in my area, I'm definitely going for it.

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[davstein]

As long as we are on the subject -- I've got a Speedstreem 5250 SDSL modem that is currently running my Covad DSL. I'm switching to Verizon, but would like to be able to use the modem -- does anyone have any experience with that?

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[dfbills]

I have no idea, but I do have an extra verizon modem in the box that I'd sell cheap.

[Edited by dfbills on 03-29-2001 at 06:03 PM]

[tnugentHSA]

I just had BellSouth DSL installed and it uses PPPoE. The only switch that I made was instead of using the DNS number over 1.0.0.1 I simply left it blank and I am surfing like a champ. If anyone has questions feel free to post.