From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 24 15:23:07 2005 Return-Path: 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 0FF6F16A4D9 for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:23:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cowbert.2y.net (d46h180.public.uconn.edu [137.99.46.180]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6F9DE43D55 for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:23:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net) Received: (qmail 16120 invoked by uid 1001); 24 Feb 2005 15:23:05 -0000 Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:23:05 -0500 From: "Peter C. Lai" To: Mike Hauber Message-ID: <20050224152305.GF261@cowbert.2y.net> References: <20050221212849.GH20992@cowbert.2y.net> <200502220547.42459.m.hauber@mchsi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200502220547.42459.m.hauber@mchsi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP providors (partial success!) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:23:07 -0000 I signed up for netscape, becauase hey, it's 1 month free trial anyway. So technically, I'm an AOL luser now *hangs head in shame* :-/ (after logging into the POP, you end up on AOL). The good thing is, I can use the vanilla windows DUN with MS CHAP authentication, so after I get freebsd setup, I'm gonna try configuring ppp. Currently POP login name obfuscation is: "username@netscape.aol.com" where username is the one you are given when you setup the account (typically nsJohnDoe). The password is not obfuscated. On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 05:47:41AM -0500, Mike Hauber wrote: > On Monday 21 February 2005 04:28 pm, Peter C. Lai wrote: > > I need a temporary 56K providor until I get broadband installed > > at a new location. Do any of the commercially advertised ones > > (netscape, netzero, peoplepc, earthlink) support using regular > > PPP, or am I forced to use their dialer in win32? This is > > obviously important in determining if such a providor can be > > used in freebsd. > > TIA > > pete > > A few months ago, I had my Father set up on Earthlink. I've heard > tell (rumor probably) that they plan on switching to something > like a software setup like aol. I've tried netzero and peoplepc, > and couldn't get anywhere with them. I don't know about > netscape. Your best bet _may_ be to go through a local dialup > service (if you can find one, these days). > > Oh yeah... I don't know if AT&T is an option where you are, but > they are straight forward and don't require any junk software for > connection. > > HTH > > Mike -- Peter C. Lai University of Connecticut Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology Yale University School of Medicine SenseLab | Research Assistant http://cowbert.2y.net/