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Date:      Tue, 08 Aug 2000 14:27:29 +0200
From:      Tomaz Borstnar <tomaz.borstnar@over.net>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Getting DSL for FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <5.0.0.11.0.20000808142550.026c0ec0@193.189.189.100>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.0.20000808072141.00b0f890@mail.johnturner.com>
References:  <20000807221723.A48000@localhost.localdomain>

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At 13:34 8.8.00, John Turner wrote:
>At 10:17 PM 8/7/2000 -0500, David J. Kanter wrote:
>
>>I'm thinking of getting a DSL but am a bit confused on what to ask the
>>companies to ensure that the line will work with FreeBSD. I assume that even
>>if they don't advertise it to work with FreeBSD, in some cases it probably
>>does.
>
>DSL works with any OS.  The output of any DSL modem/router/bridge is a 
>standard RJ-45 Ethernet jack (at least, it should be this way in the 
>USA).  This will plug into any network card.

Unless your provider wants you to use login method - either PPPoE or PPTP. 
Then you need software support which FreeBSD provides.

Tomaz




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