From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Dec 19 23:44: 7 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from andrsn.stanford.edu (andrsn.Stanford.EDU [171.66.112.163]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE28637B405 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:44:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (andrsn@localhost.stanford.edu [127.0.0.1]) by andrsn.stanford.edu (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id XAA35137; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:31:27 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:31:27 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson To: leegold Cc: Scott Corey , freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: help w/connecting to my isp In-Reply-To: <3C48D15F@operamail.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, leegold wrote: > http://www.starpower.net/support/linux/faq/general/index.html > > Above is the link. I greatly appreciate > your help! Again I appreciated it. > > >===== Original Message From Scott Corey ===== > >Send me the link on the linux docs and I will instruct you in the fine > >art of ppp. > > > > > >Scott > > > >leegold wrote: > >> > >> I am having a very frustrating time w/freebsd > >> trying to learn how to connect w/my isp. > >> > >> 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 > Do what their web page says for /etc/resolv.conf The /etc/host.conf file already has what's right (just hosts before bind) so do nothing there Then, just edit /etc/ppp/ppp.conf as other responder said--just fill in phone, username, and password. The linux ppp is different from FreeBSD's and not all the stuff in the file is the same. Annelise P.S. set device /dev/cuaa0 for COM1 for cuaa1 for COM2 -- Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: BSDmall.com and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message