Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:05:16 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: "William S." <wilby98@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: minimal install, then pptp Message-ID: <20011029090408.I5076-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20011029141815.A285@xs4all.nl>
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, William S. wrote: > I will be installing FreeBSD from a DOS partition. > I already have /base, /compat*/, /doc, /manpages, and /src/ssys.* > in the DOS partition in a freebsd directory. > > After the installation of this minimal base I will > need to connect into my adsl service using pptp. > > I have the pptp package downloaded and in the DOS partition. > Will I need to do anything else? Do I need to compile a custom > kernel to use pptp? I am concerned about this because in the process > of installing FreeBSD, I will be wiping out my Linux partition > and the ability to use that partition which is already connected to > my adsl service. No, you can get PPTP functionality with the mpd-netgraph port (/usr/ports/net/mpd-netgraph). However, PPPoE is usually the protocol of choice with xDSL. If that's what you need, the default OS with Brian's userlan ppp will be all you need. Joe > > Bill > Amsterdam, NL > > 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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