From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 24 05:52:48 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 18F5416A4CE for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:52:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-smtplb.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.5.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7A6C43D41 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:52:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scphantm@yahoo.com) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (24286hfc39.tampabay.rr.com [24.28.6.39]) iAO5qjIx023358 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:52:45 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <41A42231.5000904@yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:54:57 -0500 From: Steel City Phantom User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (Windows/20041103) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <3ad1633d04112316126569a114@mail.gmail.com> <41A40958.6030801@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <41A40958.6030801@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: FreeBSD and NetZero 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, 24 Nov 2004 05:52:48 -0000 if memory serves, netzero started some kick on fastest dial up network on the net by implementing some kind of over the line compression. if thats the case then it would be more than just a network protocol, but some kind of compression routine that you would need to duplicate. i hate to say it but you MAY find a netzero support tech with a brain that would be able to confirm if im right or not. Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > J W wrote: > >> I have NetZero as my Dial-Up ISP. I would love to use freebsd as my >> gateway, ratehr than use windows with ICS enabled. Is there a way to >> work around the proprietary software used by NetZero, or has any one >> seen a way to make freebsd work with netzero? >> Thank You, >> IDESpinner >> > > I've not used NetZero for a long time, but did Once > Upon A Time(tm). > > What happens if you simply attempt to make a > PPP connection to them from your FBSD box? > > Kevin Kinsey > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >