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Date:      Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:29:54 -0800
From:      Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org>
To:        Andrew <andrew@ugh.net.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FTP installation from the floppies through ADSL modem with PPPoE or PPTP  protocol.
Message-ID:  <3E028EB2.4020805@pantherdragon.org>
References:  <20021220111155.K38789-100000@starbug.ugh.net.au>

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Andrew wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Asker wrote:
>>The modem can be configured to use PPPoE or PPTP protocol for making the
>>connection with my Internet Servise Provider.
> 
> Well if the modem does PPPoE itself (and preusmably NAT) then you need no
> speical support from the OS. From its poitn of view you are just conencted
> via ethernet.

If you need the machine to do PPPoE, ppp supports PPPoE.  For this to 
work, though, you need netgraph, which isn't in GENERIC.  You will need 
to make a custom kernel and build your own set of custom floppies.


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