From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 7 09:38:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BDB916A4CE for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 09:38:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from spam2.snu.ac.kr (spam2.snu.ac.kr [147.46.10.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7D6D743D3F for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 09:38:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nospam@users.sourceforge.net) Received: (snipe 27399 invoked by alias); 7 Apr 2004 16:37:49 +0900(KST) Received: from nospam@users.sourceforge.net with SpamSniper2.76 (Processed in 0.040785 secs); Received: from unknown (HELO sis1.snu.ac.kr) (147.46.10.36) by 0 with SMTP; 7 Apr 2004 16:37:49 +0900(KST) X-RCPTTO: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Received: from users.sourceforge.net ([147.47.254.184]) by sis1.snu.ac.kr (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i37GXmdw297094 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 2004 01:33:52 +0900 Message-ID: <40742E58.3040904@users.sourceforge.net> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 01:37:44 +0900 From: Rob User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040316 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4073D83E.70607@users.sourceforge.net> <407408E3.6030906@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <407408E3.6030906@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: internet via USB: how to use with FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:38:33 -0000 Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Rob wrote: > >> >> My parents have an internet provider, that uses the TV-cable and >> connects through the USB port. The provider only has M$-Window$ >> software provided, and this works now with a single computer. >> >> I want to replace this M$-Window$ computer by a FreeBSD router, >> to start a home network. >> >> I am at a loss what to do with the USB internet connection? >> >> I know how to get a router set up with RJ-45 cables and two >> ethernet cards. But can FreeBSD handle a USB internet connection? >> >> Hints how to deal with this, are highly appreciated. >> > > What is the device? There are at least four in the > 5.X GENERIC kernel: It's a "Eminent 10/100 MBps USB network adaptor", provided by ISP. This is a small 'mouse-sized' box which has a RJ45 cable and jack at one end, and the USB-cable at the other. It connects a modem (RJ45 plug) with the USB port of the computer. I have never used USB before, so I don't know what device this represents. Any ideas? I actually wonder, whether I should put a LAN card in the FreeBSD system and connect that directly with the modem via a RJ45 cable, and leave the USB adaptor out of the story. But would that work? Thanks, Rob.