From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 5 01:45:47 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 EE04A37B401 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 01:45:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-dav43.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.246.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E39343FD7 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 01:45:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sukhbinders@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 01:45:43 -0800 Received: from 219.93.219.75 by bay2-dav43.bay2.hotmail.com with DAV; Sat, 05 Apr 2003 09:45:43 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [219.93.219.75] X-Originating-Email: [sukhbinders@hotmail.com] From: "Sukhbinder Singh" To: "David Banning" , References: <20030403010315.A32901@skytrackercanada.com> <20030403114710.B39962@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405012315.A92644@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405021720.B93482@skytrackercanada.com> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 17:44:20 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Apr 2003 09:45:43.0833 (UTC) FILETIME=[205B1890:01C2FB58] 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 09:45:48 -0000 what do I type at the place for "default: # or name_of_service_provider" in my ppp.conf file. and also what do I type for the "set ifaddr" field in the ppp.conf file. and where do I type the IP address for my ISP provider or the DNS for my ISP provider or the telephone number for my ISP. There has to be a place where I need to type all this information or else how is the xDSL modem is going to contact or connect with my ISP. Any help will be helpful. thanks, Singh. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Banning To: Sukhbinder Singh Cc: David Banning ; Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 3:17 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation > 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.) >