Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:22:38 +1300 From: Chris Pearce <ferox@paradise.net.nz> To: leegold <leegold@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help w/connecting to my isp Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20011220171329.00a49160@pop3.paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <3C47D7D7@operamail.com>
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Hi Lee, At 20:15 19/12/01 -0500, you wrote: >I am having a very frustrating time w/freebsd >trying to learn how to connect w/my isp. It's relatively easy under FreeBSD - if you know where to start. I live in New Zealand, and connect to my ISP over a dial up modem. To get it working after a standard install of FreeBSD 4.3 I simply: 1. copied /usr/share/examples/ppp/ppp.conf.sample to /etc/ppp/ppp.conf 2. Edited it to have my details (ISP phone number, login/pass) in the "papchap" section (near the top of the file I think). 3. Ran "ppp papchap", and got it to dial by typing "dial" at the ppp interface. That's it! It just worked first off for me. Type "close" to terminate the link. All that is done at the console/xterm. If you're using KDE you can just use its Internet Dialer (kppp), which is as easy to set up as Windows' dialup networking. Best of luck, Chris Pearce. >The isp is erols/starpower/rcn. They have some docs. >for linux but I can not make the leap to implementing >for freebsd. > >I have seeked help on the net from the appropiate groups >and so far people have been sending me huge customized >config files which have dsl support, firewalls - who knows what! >I've got kernel recompile instructions from people... > >ALL I am looking for is help preferably by someone who >has recently connected to this ISP via dial-up modem directly. >No gateways, no ethernet. Just a hardware modem directly. > >I can't find this info anywhere. Is there anyone who uses these >isps or is willing to review the Linux documentation >for connecting to them and help propperly configure FreeBSD? > >Thanks > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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