From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 28 15:03:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C190E16A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:03:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dsl-mail.kamp.net (mail.kamp-dsl.de [195.62.99.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 07E0D43D2F for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:03:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from root@pukruppa.de) Received: (qmail 13142 invoked by uid 513); 28 Jun 2004 15:08:57 -0000 Received: from root@pukruppa.de by dsl-mail by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.21 Clear:RC:1(213.146.114.24):SA:0(-4.9/5.0):. Processed in 0.52954 secs); 28 Jun 2004 15:08:57 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 Received: from unknown (HELO reverse-213-146-114-24.dialin.kamp-dsl.de) (213.146.114.24) by dsl-mail.kamp.net with SMTP; 28 Jun 2004 15:08:56 -0000 Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa X-X-Sender: root@pukruppa.net To: Bryce In-Reply-To: <20040628084310.99973.qmail@web11603.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20040628165121.D24044@pukruppa.net> References: <20040628084310.99973.qmail@web11603.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: Freebsd questions Subject: Re: ISP Connection problem - ADSL X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:03:40 -0000 On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Bryce wrote: > Hi, > > Im a freeBSD newbie & have been struggling for some > time to get my adsl connection working on Freebsd > 5.2.1 Release. I've tried many suggested > configurations for /etc/ppp/ppp.conf, and /etc/rc.conf > & read relevant chapters from 'Complete FreeBSD' & the > handbook, but my connection still dies before reaching > the LCP phase. > > Im using an Alcatel Speedtouch 530 Modem connected to > Ethernet. My ADSL connection is fine in Windoze > however the configuration for the modem is usually set > through a web-browser. Do the modem settings(done via > browser) affect the connection in FBSD or does the > system simply take the settings from ppp.conf etc? Im > somewhat confused on this point. I can ping the modem > at 10.0.0.138 and can open the web interface in X. I believe your alcatel speedtouch (although I have never seen one) isn't a modem, but a router. So you don't have to mess around with ppp . You simply set it as default gateway and dns server in /stand/sysinstall --> Configure --> Networking --> Interfaces --> and select you NIC. Or - if you prefer this - have a look at your Complete FreeBSD and edit /etc/rc.conf manually. Greetings, Uli. +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+