From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 27 6: 5:29 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FCB937B401 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 06:05:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-relay1.mirrorimage.net (mail-relay1.mirrorimage.net [209.58.140.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6590F43E81 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 06:05:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from leblanc@mirror-image.net) Received: from leblanc.mirrorimage.net (leblanc.mirrorimage.net [209.192.210.146]) by mail-relay1.mirrorimage.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA10029 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:05:20 -0400 Received: from leblanc.mirrorimage.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by leblanc.mirrorimage.net (8.12.3/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g8RD5JTF007506 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:05:20 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc@leblanc.mirrorimage.net) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by leblanc.mirrorimage.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g8RD5Dc2007505 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:05:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:05:13 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Verizon DSL Message-ID: <20020927130513.GA7455@keyslapper.org> Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20020926163326.3726c815.ak03@gte.com> <20020926215150.A45901-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20020926215150.A45901-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Now I'm getting confused. I guess I'll have to be ready to set either one up. Thanks for the info guys. Lou On 09/26/02 09:52 PM, Vincent Poy sat at the `puter and typed: > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Alexander Kabaev wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:20:19 -0400 > > Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > > > > Is PPP setup required? AFAIK, Verizon doesn't require an > > > authname/authkey challenge, since it logs the Mac Address of the NIC, > > > as well as the modem itself. I haven't been using PPP with AT&T for > > > the last 4+ years, and it works well. > > > > > > TIA > > > Lou > > > > It is possible that the service Verizon provides in your area is > > different than one they privide here. Here Verizon DSL uses PPPoE and > > ppp is definitely requited to connect. > > The way it works is the the Verizon known as BellAtlantic requires > PPPoE while the Verizon known as GTE doesn't. BA uses a ATM network while > GTE uses a Frame Relay based network. > > > Cheers, > Vince - vince@WURLDLINK.NET - Vice President ________ __ ____ > Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] > WurldLink Corporation / / / / | / | __] ] > San Francisco - Honolulu - Hong Kong / / / / / |/ / | __] ] > HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] > Almighty1@IRC - oahu.DAL.NET Hawaii's DALnet IRC Network Server Admin > > -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ If I have not seen so far it is because I stood in giant's footsteps. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message