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From: Michael Radzewitz <Michael.Radzewitz@freenet-ag.de>
To: "'freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject: RE: help for ADSL connection
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:58:31 +0200 
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Hello,

you can't use an ADSL connection with the normal ppp deamon. So you =
have to
built or use
the PPPoE-Software instead. Your second question got the answer =
straight
away. If you don't
use the PPP-Software you can't take advantage (or disadvantage) of it's
built in=20
Address-Translation.=20

michael

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Lee, Jaeho [mailto:Jaeho.Lee@brooks.com]
> Gesendet: Montag, 2. April 2001 19:59
> An: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Betreff: help for ADSL connection
>=20
>=20
> Hello,
>=20
> This is first question to this news group. I am setting FreeBSD as my
> gateway to internet for my home network. I got several=20
> resources over the
> net. But I am little bit confused which one to use.
>=20
> I am connecting Verizon ADSL. It is ADSL connected to one of=20
> Ethernet card
> of FreeBSD box.=20
> 1) Should I use PPP or PPPoE?
> 2) For home networking, should I use IPFW & NATD or ppp's NAT=20
> facility?
>=20
> Your answer will save tremendous time.=20
>=20
> Thanks in advance.
> /Jaeho Lee
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>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Johnson [mailto:djohnson@acuson.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:25 PM
> To: Joe Warner
> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Video Player
>=20
>=20
> Joe Warner wrote:
> >=20
> > Can anyone recommend a good movie player for FreeBSD 4.2 that
> > will play multiple formats like MPEG, AVI, etc.?
>=20
> If you don't need the best performance/quality for each format, then
> aKtion works. It's kind of lame on MPEG though. xmovie seems=20
> pretty good
> for MPEG, but I don't think it does other formats.
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> David
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