Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:39:33 -0500 From: "ScaryG" <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> To: "Steve Brown" <gtabug@prayforwind.com>, "Fuji Zhang" <fzhang3@csd.uwo.ca> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: high speed internet connection and lesstif question Message-ID: <013f01c17395$cb0e06e0$7301a8c0@eagle.ca> References: <Pine.GSO.4.40.0111221215090.19676-100000@algernon.csd.uwo.ca> <000d01c17381$94666b00$7301a8c0@eagle.ca> <000c01c17393$fd7255c0$660f129f@bro5637>
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> I believe your [Fuji Zhang's] best bet is to forget the USB, > part with you're $25 -> $30 (CDN) and pick up an > ethernet card. Make sure it's on this list: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.4-RELEASE/HARDWARE.TXT Couldn't agree more! > A few good reasons to stick with Ethernet: > > - It will also work with a cable modem if you decide to try Rogers/Shaw > - or any other ISP's DSL package > - If you decide to share the connection with more than 1 computer via BB > router (Link-Sys, SMC Barricade, etc) you'll already be prepared. These > goodies cost under $140 CDN and you get the benefit of an IP firewall as > well. More good info. I often wondered if I should have just broke down and bought a Netgear RT314 and saved me some grief configuring my FreeBSD box but hey, I had all the stuff here and it didn't cost me anything but time. I have two NICS in my box in which the second feeds a hub and my other machines. But for those not willing to goof around with NAT and IPFW in addition to trying PPPoE the Internet Gateway gadgets are a nice idea. > ScaryG has it right about the ppp.conf and kernel config. I -did- have to > re-compile my 4.4 kernel to get it to work, the handbook does appear to be > wrong on this. Really? This is still goofy? I re-read over the PPPoE section in the handbook and was happy to see you could just run with it without compiling. I wonder why the handbook would suggest recompiling the kernel with the four options is not required when you say it is? Odd. Oh well, rock on with your bad self. -- I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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