Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:27:31 +0200 From: Alex <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> To: milan nankov <milkan4o@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cabel modem(usb) on freebsd ??? Message-ID: <1205516432.20020412012731@dds.nl> In-Reply-To: <20020411161427.38103.qmail@web14406.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20020411161427.38103.qmail@web14406.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hello milan, Thursday, April 11, 2002, 6:14:27 PM, you wrote: mn> Hello, mn> I have 2 computers i a network. One freebsd machine mn> and one widnows machine.I used to connect to internet mn> using my freebsd ppp and the phone line.The freebsd is mn> a gateway so the windows had internet either.I have mn> bought a cabel modem yesterday.It has both types of mn> connections - usb and lancard cabel.I don't have a hub mn> so my lan card is busy.My question is : Can i use my mn> new cabel internet when if the cabel modem is mn> connected to the usb port on my freebsd 4.5 ? I have mn> tried to do this but without success.Can u help me ? mn> Can u give me some advice or any websites where i can mn> find info about this topic ? USB modem have a bad support on BSD if i'm not mistaken. Best is to have a ethernet based modem. You want two ethernet card in you FreeBSD server because this is a lot easier to set a good firewall up this way. -- Best regards, Alex mailto:freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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