Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 10:44:10 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Jai Goradia <goradia@VNET.IBM.COM> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question on how to set up a 28.8 USR modem for freebsd ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960117104101.736C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <QkzDwoE91G5kNEyEFr@rchland.ibm.com>
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On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Jai Goradia wrote: > Hello, > I just installed freebsd v2.1 OS on my PC at home. Its a Pentium > 120Mhz from Micron Electronics. I am running Boot Manager and > Windows95, OS2 and now FreeBSD in 3 different partitions on my hard > drive 1.275 M Conner Peripherals drive. And you have some space leftover? :-) > I would like to dialout to > my Internet Service Provider from home via modem using a PPP connection. > I do not know what files need to be edited and what needs to > be done for FreeBSD to recognize my 28.8 US robotics Sportster Internal > Modem. And how do i dialout (commands? etc) . Do i have to > recompile the kernel? or since i now have it installed how do i get it > to dial out to my ISP. Start at the ppp man page. that should give you a good start. Also look at the files in /etc/ppp/. > I will greatly appreciate if you could give me a step by step run down > on configuring PPP and everything needed to be done for freebsd > to recognize my modem and to be able to dialout from my PC to outside > internet connnections. Sounds like we need to have something put in the handbook for this. I would but I don't have time right now. > goradia@vanilla.r.umn.edu or goradia@millcomm.com Look at the old questions in the questions archive, I've done this about three times now :) Write me back and I'll lead you through it. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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