Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:52:48 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Vinceido Lipose <lipos@pacific.net.sg> Cc: Doug Reynolds <mav@wastegate.net>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to install FreeBSD with ADSL modem ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10203280949040.11225-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <3CA3055B.440A65DA@pacific.net.sg>
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On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Vinceido Lipose wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for your reply.... > > I wanted to install FBSD on a old laptop that doesn't have a bootable > cdrom, > that's why I wanted to install thru FTP. > > Currently I'm using an Ethernet ADSL modem to connect to internet from my > desktop running Win98. > I'm using a cross-over cable to connect the network card (my desktop) to > the Ethernet ADSL modem, > and it works. I'm using WinPoET to make connection to the internet. > > During the FBSD installation, the network card is detected, but it can't > seem to connect to the ADSL > modem at all, so the FTP installation can't even start. > > My ISP provider uses DHCP, but no DHCP servers could be found. The ppp line you need is set device PPPoE:xl0 or whatever your ethernet device is at the end there. However, this requires that netgraph be compiled into the kernel or available as a loadable kernel modules, and I don't think either of these is the case. So you have to go through the Win98 box. Set it up to share the Internet connection. Annelise -- Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: BSDmall.com and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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