From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 16 16:55:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA17291 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:55:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA17284 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:55:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA21113; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:55:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:55:00 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White To: Tom cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp connectivity. In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981116102331.0079cbb0@mindspring.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Tom wrote: > I am fairly new to FreeBSD as far as actually running it. I have managed > to be able to connect my FreeBSD box to the internet as a gateway. The > Pedantic PPP primer was a great help as was the FAQ. I was wondering if > there was more information about setting it up to dial-up upon boot? Simply add your ppp command to /etc/rc.local and it'll start automatically. > Also, is there any information about configuring FreeBSD to/with Cable > Modems. I'm on a waiting list for one through MediaOne Express. It depends on the vendor, but in general you just have to install a DHCP client and off you go. The FreeBSD Projects page at http://www.freebsd.org/projects/ has a link to a Cable Modem doc, I think. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message