From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon May 13 19:43:57 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from cain.gsoft.com.au (genesi.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.161]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16D6537B404 for ; Mon, 13 May 2002 19:43:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cain.gsoft.com.au (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g4E2hgBh002475; Tue, 14 May 2002 12:13:44 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from doconnor@gsoft.com.au) Subject: Re: help on PPPOE From: "Daniel O'Connor" To: Matt Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <000f01c1fad5$46e49c90$4e76cb3f@ssn> References: <000f01c1fad5$46e49c90$4e76cb3f@ssn> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 14 May 2002 12:13:39 +0930 Message-Id: <1021344223.5058.5.camel@chowder.gsoft.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5 required=5 X-Spam-Level: (-5) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.6 (www dot roaringpenguin dot com slash mimedefang) Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 08:54, Matt wrote: > I was trying to use FreeBSD4.5 with pppoe to dial through DSL modem. But > according handbook, there must be through Ethernet interface, yet I found > the DSL modem used a usb interface. it seems no driver can recognize this > usb device as Ethernet interface. how will this situation works for FreeBSD > notebook to connect to internet through a usb DSL modem. Your only hope for USB is to try the net/pppoa port. It only works with Alcatel Speedtouch USB devices. I've never used it - good luck :) (I have an ethernet ADSL modem) -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 9A8C 569F 685A D928 5140 AE4B 319B 41F4 5D17 FDD5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message