Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 17:09:33 -0800 (PST) From: Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ricochet modem by Metricom Message-ID: <Pine.PTX.3.95.961029170630.6567L-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961029163446.2684C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Doug White 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. Hmmm, what kind of speeds are you getting with the Ricochet? > 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. Hmmm, do you just use a three digit number to reach U of Oregon like the number**ppp or is the number longer than that and is the performance different if you just used the ricochet internet service instead of the university gateway? I am using mines on my desktop and even one foot away, it was making my screen's information shaking and my speakers kept getting the static... Vince GaiaNet Corporation - Unix Networking Operations - GUS Mailing Lists Admin
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