Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 14:31:52 -0500 From: Christopher Michaels - SSG <ChrisMic@sbservices.com> To: "'Dave Clarke CRP'" <djclarke@tssc.co.nz>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: FreeBSD Internet Access for Win95 LAN Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5E6F@site2s1>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Clarke CRP [SMTP:djclarke@tssc.co.nz] > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 8:26 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: FreeBSD Internet Access for Win95 LAN > > Hi, > > I am currently using FreeBSD 2.2.6 as a dial up Internet Server for a > Windows 95 LAN and have the following questions I hope someone can help > with. > > 1. Each time a Windows 95 machine is rebooted the FreeBSD machine > dials out to the Internet. Any clues on how to stop this as we have to > pay > for each phone call. > You can add filters to the ppp to prevent it dialing out on specific events. See the Pedantic PPP Primer, specifically "Playing with PPP filters" at http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp34.html#37 > 2. Does anyone have a pointer to how to set up fetchmail for use in > this configuration as I would like to setup more regular email access. > Check this web page http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ134.html and also check 'man fetchmail' > 3. Is it necessary or desirable to use the FreeBSD as a local DNS > server, if so can someone send some example config files as the examples > in the FAQ and Handbook cause errors in named. > If you setup a local name server it would reduce the number of times that you need to contact the ISP for name services, because it would cache those responses and not send out requests that are specific to your local network. A couple resources are again the Pedantic PPP Primer "Starting a DNS server" http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp33.html and also if you have a couple dollars to spare (and to help the cause) get "The Complete FreeBSD" Second Edition, by Greg Lehey, he walks you through setting up a DNS server in chapter 25, and I find it very well written. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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