Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 00:39:45 +0000 From: "R. W." <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DSL support Message-ID: <200411070039.45830.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <20041106153429.GA6951@redtick.homeunix.com> References: <MCBBINJPBEBJIFBIPPDHMEHHCAAA.budscott@sbcglobal.net> <20041106153429.GA6951@redtick.homeunix.com>
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On Saturday 06 November 2004 15:34, Mark wrote: > I am on sbc dsl and found this page covered the setup. > > http://renaud.waldura.com/doc/freebsd/pppoe/ > > On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 09:54:30AM -0800, William Scott wrote: > > Dear Sir or Madam, > > > > Is there any support/documentation for configuring FreeBSD for > > use with a DSL modem (my ISP is SBC)? I recently had some trouble in setting up an ADSL modem (it didn't work with 5.2.1). What I did in the end was buy a 4-port ADSL NAT router, and I think it's actually for the best. They are quite cheap these days, and they have some strong advantages over a basic modem. - they're configured with a web-browser, so they don't care what OS you use, and you just setup your computer as if you're on a lan. -you get spare ethernet ports, for connection sharing and local networking. -they usually have a built-in firewall which is a useful extra level of security, and very desirable if you ever use Windows.
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