Connect your Mac to the internet using PPPoE
If you use a DSL or cable modem to connect to the internet, and your internet service provider (ISP) uses Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), you need to create a new network service, and enter the information you received from your ISP.
Before you begin
Make sure the modem is turned on and connected to your computer according to your ISP’s instructions.
Have your account name and any other information you received from your ISP handy.
Set up a PPPoE network service
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Click the Action pop-up menu
, then choose Add Service.Click the Interface pop-up menu, then choose PPPoE.
Click the Ethernet pop-up menu, then choose an interface for the PPPoE service: choose an Ethernet interface if you’re connecting to a wired network, or Wi-Fi if you’re connecting to a wireless network.
Enter a name for the PPPoE service in the Service Name field, then click Create.
In the network service list, select the new PPPoE service you just created, then click the Details button.
Enter the the PPPoE service name and account name.
Turn on “Remember password,” then enter the password.
If you received IPv4, IPv6, or router settings, click TCP/IP in the sidebar, click the Configure IPv4 pop-up menu, choose Manually, then enter the settings you received.
If you received DNS server or search domain settings, click DNS in the sidebar, then enter the information you received.
If you received WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) settings, click WINS in the sidebar, then enter the information you received.
If you received proxy server settings, click Proxy in the sidebar, then enter the information you received.
Click PPP in the sidebar, then turn the available options on or off as needed.
Click OK.
