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On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:43:48 -0700
Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> wrote:


> What Michael's describing is a feature many DSL modems offer.  There
> is no official term for what it is,

They are commonly referred to as half-bridge modems.

> The reason this feature is HIGHLY desired is because not all PPPoE
> implementations are compatible with an ISPs implementation.  

Even more so if you have PPPoA with no, or poorly-supported, PPPoE.