Networking

Nowadays almost every household uses PPPoE to connect to the internet. If you signed up for ADSL, or if you need a modem to get online, you have to set up PPPoE before Ubuntu can connect. If I remember correctly, setting up PPPoE used to be a real hassle in older versions of Ubuntu. But after I came back to Ubuntu 10.04 recently, I found that the newer Ubuntu already includes a command called pppoeconf that lets you set up PPPoE quickly. Addendum: I’ve heard that pppoeconf is still slow and there are faster ways to do it, orz… But compared with the version I used before, pppoeconf is actually pretty fast XD ...

Is fiber really faster than regular broadband? Actually, at the same speed rating, fiber and broadband are no different. For example, say you currently have a 2M/56K broadband connection, and you ask Chunghwa Telecom to upgrade you to a 2M/56K fiber connection. You might think it’s faster, but it’s actually the same as before. But you might ask: if upgrading to fiber doesn’t make things faster, why does everyone say fiber is better? The truth is that fiber really is better than the networks most people use today, just not in speed. Here are the three most obvious advantages of fiber! ...