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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 11:44:14 +1030
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: TOKER ONUR <onur@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: several networking questions ...
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On Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 12:09:46AM +0300, TOKER ONUR wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>      I have several networking questions, and I hope FreeBSD community can
> help me.
>
> (1) Can I use an internal modem with FreeBSD ? 

Yes.

> If yes, which architectures are supported ?

The Hayes command set, at least.  I've heard of things called
Winmodems, which appear to lose.  Some people say they won't work, but
I don't know anything about them.  I've never had difficulty getting
modems to work, though.

> (2) If I have two 56K modems, and two telephone lines, can I dial my ISP
> using both telehone lines and achieve 112Kb/s data transfer rate for ftp
> or http connections ? 

Maybe.

> If yes how ?

You'll need mpd (multi-line ppp).  The problem is, so will your ISP.
You'll need to find one who's also running FreeBSD, and who is
prepared to do this.  But you shouldn't have any trouble running a
single 56 kb link.

> (3) What is proxy, ip-tunneling, ip-masquareding ? How can I get more info.
> about these ?

Start with the online handbook.  You may also like to read my "The
Complete FreeBSD".  The new edition will be available from Walnut
Creek CDROM in a couple of weeks, and will cover these topics (but not
mpd).

Greg