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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Ricochet modem by Metricom
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On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Veggy Vinny wrote:

> 	Does anyone know anything about how to setup the Ricochet wireless
> modem by Metricom under FreeBSD?  Does the Ricochet communicate using PPP
> and can you use other DNS's other than the Ricochet ones?  Thanks.

Yes.  It's just like a modem.  We have a P133 laptop that's working
perfectly using user-mode ppp.  

Since the University of Oregon has a gateway set up, we dial & connect
through them.  Like with any other dial-up connection, you use the
remote's DNS server.  If you are using the Ricochet internet service then
use their settings.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major