From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 3 7:35: 3 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.allstate.com (smtp1.allstate.com [167.127.14.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2453737B502 for ; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 07:35:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 001-exims4-d.allstate.com (exmail1.allstate.com [10.40.48.67]) by smtp1.allstate.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA04676; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:32:16 -0500 (CDT) Received: by 001-exims4-d.allstate.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:31:44 -0500 Message-ID: <64030E3AB1D4D211B37C0008C75D9E6606799632@001-expo10-d.allstate.com> From: "Lynn, Tun" To: "'Janko van Roosmalen'" , "Lynn, Tun" Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: modem thing Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:31:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG what type of external modem would you suggest ??? > -----Original Message----- > From: Janko van Roosmalen [SMTP:janko@compuserve.com] > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 6:22 PM > To: Lynn, Tun > Cc: 'questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: Re: modem thing > > If you bought internal modems, return them and get an external. Only > with an external modem can you be sure it is not a "Winmodem". This type > of modems needs a Windows software driver to function, and do not work > under non_win OS's. > External modems also have the benefit that you can see the diagnostic > LEDs. > > Check out "man ppp" and the example configuration file. Everything is > very understandable and more like a tutorial. If there would be an Oscar > or Emmy award for man pages, I would nominate this one. > > > ===Janko van Roosmalen - Vught - Netherlands=== > > On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Lynn, Tun wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > I bought FreeBSD and install it on my PC. All I want to do is use it > to > > connect to the internet through ISP (just like you would normally do in > > Windows environment), through modem. problem is, I don't know how to set > it > > up. Because of that, I end up buying 2,3 modems and several unixes > including > > Solaris. It should not be so difficult. I admit that I am not a guru, > just > > Unix lover wanting to use Unix to down load C compilers, Perls and stuff > > like that. > > Can you help me out here ??? > > > > Unix Lover > > > > ps. If you guys can make that easy on the PC platform, you can beat > Windows > > any time!!! > > > > pps. please, please, please... > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message