Anybody use SBC Yahoo DSL know what type of internet connection it is - static IP, dynamic IP, PPPoE??

I want to set up a wireless router to my roommate's computer so I can connect mine to the internet - I got a D-Link DI-524 router and in setup you have to choose dynamic IP, static IP, PPPoE - which does the SBC (ATT now) Yahoo DSL use?? In the oook it says most DSL uses the PPPoE but...... Also it tells me to make sure that in the LAN Properties I have it set up to "Obtain IP address automatically", but her computer is set up with the other option "Use the following IP address" - if I change it, will it mess up her computer and it won't be able to connect to the internet? (and does this mean it's set up with a static IP address?) This is all on Windows XP Home Help!
Answer:

most dsl modems use pppoe. i do know for a fact that the speedstream 4100 can't be networked( i have tried more then once). give your local phone company a call and ask a technician. there are too many variables to be able to troubleshoot here in yahoo answers. it does look like she has a static ip address, but if you hard wire her computer to the router, it should still work. if not, with her computer wired to the router, go to start, run, type in cmd and hit enter. then in the new window, type in ipconfig/release, hit enter. then type in ipconfig/renew and hit enter. then type in exit and hit enter.....good luck with your lan project

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