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59Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
4 ChooseaninterfaceforthePPPoEservicefromtheEthernetpop-upmenu.Choose
Ethernetifyouareconnectingtoawirednetwork,orAirPortifyouareconnectingtoa
wirelessnetwork.
5 Entertheinformationyoureceivedfromyourserviceprovider,suchastheaccount
name,password,andPPPoEservicename(ifyourserviceproviderrequiresit).
6 ClickApplytomakethesettingsactive.
Network Connections
MakesuretheEthernetcableisconnectedtoyourMacBookProandtothenetwork.
CheckthecablesandpowersuppliestoyourEthernethubsandrouters.
IfyouhavetwoormorecomputerssharinganInternetconnection,besurethatyour
networkissetupproperly.YouneedtoknowifyourISPprovidesonlyoneIPaddress
orifitprovidesmultipleIPaddresses,oneforeachcomputer.
IfonlyoneIPaddressisprovided,thenyoumusthavearoutercapableofsharingthe
connection,alsoknownasnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)or“IPmasquerading.”
Forsetupinformation,checkthedocumentationprovidedwithyourrouteror
askthepersonwhosetupyournetwork.YoucanuseanAirPortbasestationto
shareoneIPaddressamongmultiplecomputers.Forinformationaboutusingan
AirPortbasestation,checkMacHelporgototheAppleAirPortwebsiteat
www.apple.com/support/airport.
Ifyoucannotresolvetheissueusingthesesteps,contactyourISPornetwork
administrator.
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