From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 23:17:25 2003 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 7172737B401 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:17:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.clubplus.net (mail.clubplus.net [216.191.22.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 202A243FE0 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:17:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (cust29.209.188.66.dsl.accessv.com [209.188.66.29] (may be forged)) by mail.clubplus.net (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h357JK1W016910; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 02:19:21 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) id h357HLjT094250; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 02:17:21 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h357HK0P094224; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 02:17:20 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: (from david@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h357HKWp094223; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 02:17:20 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david) Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 02:17:20 -0500 From: David Banning To: Sukhbinder Singh Message-ID: <20030405021720.B93482@skytrackercanada.com> References: <20030403010315.A32901@skytrackercanada.com> <20030403114710.B39962@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405012315.A92644@skytrackercanada.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from sukhbinders@hotmail.com on Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 02:42:47PM +0800 X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 1.0.12.3 - (http://pldaniels.com/inflex/) X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.2(snapshot 20021217) (mail) cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: David Banning Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation 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: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:17:25 -0000 On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 02:42:47PM +0800, Sukhbinder Singh wrote: > I am using a fast ethernet network card with an external xDSL modem. In that case you should be well on your way. Check out that page; http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoe.html To find out your network device try "dmesg | more" and you should find an entry like, in my case; rl0: port 0x9000-0x90ff mem 0xde000000-0xde0000ff ir q 10 at device 11.0 on pci0 The rl0 in my case is what goes in your /etc/ppp/ppp.conf in the line; set device PPPoE:xl1 # replace xl1 with your ethernet device Here is my ppp.conf file, less my login and password; default: # or name_of_service_provider set device PPPoE:rl0 # replace xl1 with your ethernet device set mru 1492 set mtu 1492 set authname mylogin set authkey mypassword set log Phase tun command # you can add more detailed logging if you wish set dial set login set ifaddr 209.188.66.29 206.221.248.4 add default HISADDR nat enable yes # if you want to enable nat for your local net The ifaddr line would not be suitable for you because I have a static IP, and that address is mine. Instead use the one from the FreeBSD page. I fire up ppp with the following command; /usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -ddial -nat default initially, you can do it manually. enter ppp as root. then type "dial". The ppp prompt should gradually go to upper case. When all three P's are upper case then you should be running. A good way to know if you are connected is by using ping; "ping -c 5 64.58.79.230" (that IP belongs to yahoo, but any will do.)