From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 24 23:24:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 282BC16A43A for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 23:24:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mikhailg@webanoide.org) Received: from cayster.site5.com (cayster.multisite.site5.com [216.118.97.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F5AB43D48 for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 23:24:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mikhailg@webanoide.org) Received: from ppp110-20.lns1.hba1.internode.on.net ([150.101.110.20] helo=[192.168.0.4]) by cayster.site5.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1Fj2iN-0007ez-S2; Wed, 24 May 2006 19:24:32 -0400 Message-ID: <4474EB2A.4010503@webanoide.org> Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 09:24:26 +1000 From: Mikhail Goriachev Organization: Webanoide User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (Macintosh/20060308) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grad References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: This message has been scanned by ClamAV. X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cayster.site5.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - webanoide.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Conexant AccessRunner ADSL USB modem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 23:24:34 -0000 Grad wrote: > Hi, > I am a complete newbie in FreeBSD and i was wondering if i can use my > usb modem (Crypto F200 with Conexant AccessRunner Chipset) to connect to > the > internet using FreeBSD 6.1. The dmesg > command indicates that the OS "sees" the modem using ugen0. > I understand that this driver is the one generally used for usb devices. > Even if this is the driver and my modem is supported how exactly can i > connect to my ISP because I cannot see anyplace that i could declare > username and password. > Thanks in advance, > Trapatsas Panagiotis Hi, This is a good starting point for you: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html and /usr/share/examples/ppp I personally stay away from USB (ADSL) modems. I prefer the ones that connect through Ethernet and support half or full bridge mode. I hope this helps. Cheers, Mikhail. -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 E-Mail: mikhailg@webanoide.org Web: http://www.webanoide.org PGP Key ID: 0x4E148A3B PGP Key Fingerprint: D96B 7C14 79A5 8824 B99D 9562 F50E 2F5D 4E14 8A3B