From owner-freebsd-hackers  Tue Apr 29 15:31:37 1997
Return-Path: <owner-hackers>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA14973
          for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:31:37 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from panda.hilink.com.au (panda.hilink.com.au [203.2.144.5])
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA14966
          for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:31:33 -0700 (PDT)
Received: (from danny@localhost) by panda.hilink.com.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id IAA05151; Wed, 30 Apr 1997 08:31:33 +1000 (EST)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 08:31:31 +1000 (EST)
From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
To: "Lee Crites (AEI)" <leec@adam.adonai.net>
cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: netscape via pppd cannot seem to get name service 
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970429085547.29135C-100000@adam.adonai.net>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970430083022.237F-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk



On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Lee Crites (AEI) wrote:

> 
> When I sent out my original request for help, I got this in one of the
> replies:
> 
> =>Err, that's just flat out weird. Is this using modems? Why
> =>don't you use getty to handle this? I can be configured to
> =>auto-detect ppp connections and start pppd for you.
> 
> Can someone point me to more info on setting up getty so it will handle
> ppp connections?

I have announced this on freebsd-isp a few times.  Time for -hackers, I 
guess.

ftp.hilink.com.au:/pub/FreeBSD/pppkit.tgz

All you need to know about running getty with autodetect ppp and starting 
up pppd.

Danny