A modem that includes a configuration domain name associated with a
configuration Broadband Service Node (BNS) is firstly provided. A PPPoE
session is established, and an authentication requested is transmitted,
containing the identifier and a generic password, from the modem to a
single configuration domain name over the PPPoE network. Authorization is
then received from the configuration domain name. The authorization
preferably comprises a temporary dynamic Internet Protocol (IP) address.
Full configuration details, including a static IP address, are then
obtained from an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The invention also
provides a system and computer program product for provisioning broadband
service in a Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet (PPPoE) network.