Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 18:01:09 -0700 From: Patrick Schweiger <pschweiger@uswest.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: ADSL modem ... a nic modem hybrid? Message-ID: <38222C55.2A9BF628@uswest.net>
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I am brand new to FreeBSD, and almost that new to unix. I have sucessfully installed it and gotten it to dual boot to win95. I have upgraded my internet access to utilize ADSL before I ever dreamed I would join those who run unix boxes (you). My DSL modem is a Cisco605 (occupying a pci slot) and I would love to be able to use it when booted to FreeBSD. When FreeBSD boots up and probes for hardware it finds an "SMC like device" and I'm assuming that this is the modem (the only other cards in my computer are a scsi controller, a video board and a sound card). I haven't had much luck finding documentation addressing dsl modems. I'm tired of running into something I want to find out about, then rebooting the computer to access the internet and then returning to FreeBSD requiring yet another reboot. My questions: a) where (if anywhere) to look for information about dsl modems on FreeBSD? b) does SMC like device imply that I might get away with treating the modem as a nic card? and (if yes to b) c) what (in your opinion) is the worst thing that could result from pretending the modem is a nic card (I'll survive a reboot or five - I've had lots of practice running windows all my life) d) accessing the internet via win95 requires that I dial up (the phone number my isp told me to plug into win95 dun is '1'). Does this change your answer to question b to "no" by default? I would appreciate any and all input. Patrick Schweiger To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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