[Fereshta]

I know this might be a common problem to a lot of you guys. Please helpme out. I have an SBC accout that uses pppoe, I have the Airport extreme base station and my PB4 ( 10.4.6 ).
I am trying to connect the net wirelessly. i can do it through the modem/ethernet using the pppoe. But can't do it through the AEB ( Airport extreme base). I have unchecked everything in my MAC's System preferences so that it doesn't use pppoe. I have put use pppoe in my AEBS. ( cause I saw someone said " Negotiating meesage occurs if my mac's pppoe is checked ). I donno what's wrong. The modem works fine. the base is connected to the modem. The base doesn't work.
Please help.

[ghporter]

You can only have ONE device trying to do PPPoE. It looks like your computer is trying to do it through your AEBS. That will only cause the problem you're seeing. Changing your Mac's settings may not have "taken," so I suggest you delete the location you're using and start fresh. With no location, the Mac should default to being a LAN client-which is what you want-when you try connecting it to the AEBS again. For what it's worth, I use SBC DSL and my router has handled my connection from the begining, so I know it's both possible and easy if everything cooperates.

I'd also try connecting through a cable. If it works with the cable but not wireless, you may have some other issue going on.

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