Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 16:08:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Dennis <jimd@mistery.mcafee.com> To: smilepak@vividnet.com (Smilepak's Creator) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question regarding FREEBSD and Modem Message-ID: <199605302308.QAA22978@mistery.mcafee.com> In-Reply-To: <2FCAB1F6.4C22@vividnet.com> from "Smilepak's Creator" at May 29, 95 10:49:42 pm
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> > I have a question. Well, i currently have Windows 95 in my computer at the > moment. I was thinking of buying a copy of freeBSD and installing it into my > computer on a second hard drive. Is there a way to have multi boot up so i > won't have to format all the valuable data i got on my computer right now to > install freeBSD? There are ways of doing this. They are not part of the normal installation dialogs. Look for OSBS*.* in the \TOOLS directory of the CD. > second question is that i currently have an internet provider which i got PPP > + Shell connection to it. I was thinking of getting freeBSD install, and use > ftp, telnet, etc from my computer without login my account at the provider. > Is there a way to use a 28.8k modem to connect to my provider under freeBSD? > Then i can just use the compiler and editor and all the function as normal on > my computer, but if i want to telnet or ftp or read mail or netnews etc, it > will then go through my internet account (shell) to use it? Is that possible? > > Well, that is all the question i have so far. Thanks >
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