Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:46:24 -0500 From: Chris <cnl1@mchsi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: verizon dsl connexn Message-ID: <200404212146.24405.cnl1@mchsi.com> In-Reply-To: <200404211938.53074.kstewart@owt.com> References: <408721FE.7030902@verizon.net> <000e01c4280e$31159e10$f4f0a8c0@pcmedx.com> <200404211938.53074.kstewart@owt.com>
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On Wednesday 21 April 2004 09:38 pm, Kent Stewart wrote: > On Wednesday 21 April 2004 07:04 pm, Mike Maltese wrote: > > > i have verizon dsl service using macronix nic. free bsd unleashed > > > book, man pages and install man dont say how to set this up. my > > > provider gives dns address automatically. linux rpppoe works fine. > > > does bsd have equivalent? i can boot into grub but get warning > > > about not being connected to bsd.... other than dsl internet > > > service i am not networked per se so network setup questions are > > > difficult to answer. > > > > As far as I know, Verizon uses DHCP to assign addresses, etc. You > > shouldn't need to fool with PPPoE. > > Take a look here: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-dhc > >p.html > > It depends on the account and location. It is my understanding that most > of the Western USA just uses simple dhcp. > > Kent > I'll agree here with Kent. I had Verizon's residential DSL and upgraded to a bus. acct. I'm in Illinois, and that falls under the Verizon West for DNS etc. My config was simply ensuring fxp0 was set to DHCP. IE: ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf and dhclient did the rest. -- Best regards, Chris
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