Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:58:25 -0500 (CDT) From: Steve Van Den Akker <vandena@ispchannel.com> To: David Jackson <d_jackson@ureach.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cable modem and DHCP with Rogers@Home Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008221956530.12113-100000@ispchannel.com> In-Reply-To: <200008230049.UAA29270@www10.ureach.com>
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Problem 1: Check out http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/. I've referred to this so much, I have copies printed out in a folder so I can use the references easier. Problem 2: Being a relative FBSD-newbie myself, I haven't seen this in any other thread here. Regulars? (I'm curious myself!) """ (o o) ====================oOO==(_)==OOo======================= ____ _ / ___|| |_ _____ _____ : Steve Van Den Akker \___ \| __/ _ \ \ / / _ \ : vandena@ispchannel.com ___) | || __/\ V / __/ : www.nwf-soccer.com |____/ \__\___| \_/ \___| : ======================================================== "Rescued from Micro$oft...Proponet of FreeBSD." On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, David Jackson wrote: > I'm a newbie to FreeDSD and UNIX after recently getting Verion > 4.0 from Walnut Creek. > > Problem 1: > > I can get the OS up ok but have been going nuts trying to > connect to Rogers@Home here in North Vancouver, Canada. Rogers > does not provide static IPs, only DHCP dynamic IPs. > > My system is a new pentium III 650 MHZ computer with no > apparent hardware conflicts. I'm not at all sure I configured > the card correctly though. Most explanations seem to expect a > dial-up connection.I can ping one of Rogers' name servers > through my current set-up with 100% return. However, they run 4 > name-servers. Three of them return a "Host not running" ( or > similar) message. > > Should I be using PPPoE? Which configuration files should I be > tweaking? > > Problem 2 > > > After successfully installing FreeBSD from CDROM I am able to > mount the CDROM in order to install other packages but then am > foiled because my computer doesn't recognize the CD as FreeBSD. > > Can you help me out?:) > > Much appreciated! > > Dave J > > > > ________________________________________________ > Get your own "800" number - Free > Free voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more > http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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