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jt007m
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They are totally separate. You can set them to the same thing, and maybe some wifi routers have a "simple" mode where the same password is used for both, but in principle and in general they are entirely different.
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So PPPOE is on the DSL modem... WEP is on the wireless router? If I hold the PPPOE info on my laptop, do I still need to set up the WEP so no one else can use it? I live in an apartment complex.
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Dammit - duplicate erased - sorry
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PPPoE (point to point protocol over Ethernet) is a protocol use to convey data over a wide area network. WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy) is a method of securing local area wireless networks (like a netgear router that does not actually have to be physically attached to your computer). WEP is usually encrypted by way of an SSID, & this protects you from, say, your next door neighbour tapping into your wireless LAN. The big difference is PPPoE denotes a data conveyence protocol over a WAN, whereas WEP denotes the security protocol of wireless home or small office LANs. So no, PPPoE & WEP passwords are not necessarily the same.
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