From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 8 04:35:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA07796 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 8 Nov 1998 04:35:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hyperhost.net ([207.159.132.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA07780 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 1998 04:35:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from patseal@hyperhost.net) Received: from asus (port38.annex4.radix.net [209.48.225.166]) by hyperhost.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA20663; Sun, 8 Nov 1998 07:35:28 -0500 (EST) From: "Patrick Seal" To: "Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai" Cc: "FBSDQ" Subject: RE: HELP with connecting to ISP Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 07:35:10 -0500 Message-ID: <000801be0b14$395e85e0$0200a8c0@asus.hyperhost.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2377.0 In-Reply-To: X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Both the PPP primer and FAQ have information on how to setup ppp with a Dynamic IP. I have a dynamic IP and it works GREAT! Also see http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html Patrick Seal patseal@hyperhost.net Hyperhost Web Hosting and Design http://www.hyperhost.net > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Jeroen > Ruigrok/Asmodai > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 1998 7:28 AM > To: Greg Lehey > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: HELP with connecting to ISP > > > On 08-Nov-98 Greg Lehey wrote: > > On Sunday, 8 November 1998 at 11:47:11 +0100, Jeroen > Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > >> On 08-Nov-98 steve kruzich wrote: > >>> I know this question has probably been answered before, > but I can't > >>> find it in the manual. I want to connect my server to > my isp and > >>> they are being A**holes about assigning me a static ip. > Is there > >>> any way to get around their dhcp assignments? > >> > >> ppp supports DHCP, so why bother for a static IP? > > > > How do you run dial-on-demand if you can't rely on your > IP staying the > > same? > > Dunno, guess my knowledge fails there... I would settle for > a Shiva AccessPort > then... Eliminates hassle IMO for both ISP as yerself... > > --- > Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai > asmodai(at)wxs.nl > Junior Network/Security Specialist > *BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message