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Date:      Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:27:45 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com>
To:        Doug Young <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au>
Cc:        RS <khalel1@yahoo.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Modem question
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101231427110.2433-100000@heorot.1nova.com>
In-Reply-To: <010a01c08649$476af3a0$847e03cb@apana.org.au>

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	You might also ask in -questions, as -newbies is not for technical
questions (and answers,) whatsoever. :)

	Rick

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On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Doug Young wrote:

> If your hardware is supported, network configuration with FreeBSD is usually
> a quite straightforward part of normal installation .... a few dialog boxes
> pop up
> with simple english questions & thats about it. The unstated proviso is that
> its
> assumed you've got compatible hardware. I personally stick to a very short
> list
> of stuff that I've found from experience to work reliably every time but
> some
> people have either more time than I do or more interest in messing about.
> 
> Laptops are inclined to be a pain in the posterior due  to the often weird
> components used so you'll need to check the hardware compatibility list
> carefully. I believe there is a special page or site for laptop installers
> but
> I've never used it
> 
> If the modem is a PCMCIA one you may be out of luck with it ... at least
> every one of those I've met was of the winmodem family.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RS" <khalel1@yahoo.com>
> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 6:47 AM
> Subject: Modem question
> 
> 
> > OK. Ive gotten some great sites on PPP help from you
> > guys. Funny, I didnt even notice the link on the
> > FreeBSD.org site. Anyway, let me give you guys the
> > whole scenario. A friend of mine gave me a laptop with
> > RH Linux on it. I blew it out, then installed FreeBSD
> > on it. This laptop has a modem and a ethernet card. Do
> > I need to configure these devices before I do the set
> > up PPP? If so, how?  TIA!!
> >
> > P.S. Sorry, but im the ultimate newbie.
> >
> > =====
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> > "Look at all the pretty C shells"
> >
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