From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 9 21:00:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA23142 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 21:00:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA23135 for ; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 21:00:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA29857; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 00:38:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199804092338.AAA29857@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: Lanny Baron cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, support@cdrom.com Subject: Re: install with boot.flp won't make good PPP connection... In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 09 Apr 1998 07:23:37 EDT." <352CAFB8.1749F004@tht.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 00:38:56 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Hello, > > I had a copy (running) of FreeBSD v. 2.2.6 but had to rm it due to > /usr going to 108%. I went to http://www.freebsd.org and got the > boot.flp from the installation part of the web page. I have tried to > set the method of installation as ftp. When prompted to go to ALT+F3 to > connect to my ISP, I do connect but can't get it to go to PPP. I have > used /etc/ppp before with the same ISP. This in not a dialing problem as > I have stated, I do connect. When I do connect, I get ppp>packet mode > but it will not change to PPP. > > Upon connection, I have noticed the modem send and receive lights > going on and off extremely fast. If someone has had similar problems, > could you please tell me the workaround you found to get this to connect > properly. It's possible to see what's going on with something like ppp ON xxx> set log local phase lcp ipcp > Thank you in advance for any help which you may be able to offer. > > Lanny Baron -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message