Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:11:57 -0400
From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
To: Usselmann.M@icg-online.de ("Manfred Usselmann")
Cc: questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: DSL access with PPPoE
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On 18 Sep 2000 16:54:39 -0400, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions you wrote: >I would like to provide DSL Internet access for the few PC's on my LAN using my FreeBSD >server. According to the provider PPPoE is what I need. > >My question: Do I have to add an additional NIC to the server or can I just attach the DSL >modem to the hub and use the existing network adapter for the LAN and the Internet? Depending on the modem, yes it might work, but its not desireable. Its best to get a second NIC (a cheap RealTek will do the job fine). There are some good FAQ entries on PPPoE as well as many archived answers to PPPoE questions in this mailing list. ---Mike Mike Tancsa (mdtancsa@sentex.net) Sentex Communications Corp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada "Given enough time, 100 monkeys on 100 routers could setup a national IP network." (KDW2) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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