Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 03:37:42 +0800 From: Vinceido Lipose <lipos@pacific.net.sg> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Doug Reynolds <mav@wastegate.net> Subject: Re: How to install FreeBSD with ADSL modem ? Message-ID: <3CA37106.BCAB52E@pacific.net.sg> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10203280949040.11225-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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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 > > -- > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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