Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:10:27 +0100 From: Daniel Bye <Daniel.Bye@uk.uu.net> To: "'Lynn, Tun'" <TLynn@Allstate.COM> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: modem thing Message-ID: <FB7CAC781DB6D311BEE800805FE6FADA2F4C3D@camexch4.cam.uk.internal>
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I use a Diamond SupraExpress, which I find very good. Basically, any of the "big names" (USR, Diamond, etc) should be a good bet. It may come down to something as simple as "that one looks better than that one" if you can't choose between them! Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Lynn, Tun [mailto:TLynn@Allstate.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:32 PM > To: 'Janko van Roosmalen'; Lynn, Tun > Cc: 'questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: RE: modem thing > > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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