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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 03:37:42 +0800
From: Vinceido Lipose <lipos@pacific.net.sg>
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Subject: Re: How to install FreeBSD with ADSL modem ?
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Hi again,

Thanks guys for helping out.
Really appreciate it.

Regards,
Lipos


Annelise Anderson wrote:

> 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
>
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