Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:58:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Support Desk <support@internetuniverse.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freeBSD, PPP & Windows95 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980421125621.4074c-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <353D1B7C.3509@internetuniverse.com>
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On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Support Desk wrote: > We are using freeBSD 2.2.5 and wish to setup the machine to operate as a > ppp server, we would like to dial in and use tools such as FrontPage > (already installed and working) on the machine, we would be dialing in > using a machine running Windows95 (using dialup-networking). We believe > that setting up the freeBSD box as a ppp server would make this work. > > The modem is now configured and operational, it answers and prompts for > a login, you can also log into the machine without a problem. > > What steps are needed to create a ppp server, the documentation is very > hazy at best. Are we going about this in the correct way? Is this how it > is done? The easiest way is to add the pp capability to your gettytab profile and have it run pppd. Check the handbook and the mail archives for details. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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