From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 14 14:42:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E322A16A41F for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:42:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from khaled.abu@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.199]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D87EA43D48 for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:42:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from khaled.abu@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i22so848541wra for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:42:57 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=ssRnfoSmTltbMiui6HeWMHABkrzkqo5TIikwJ6o0D3dwkqMYhnw2UG5RIm61bE2z3k5d5agHY0Z0dJyAN5kohXJTQjVw4tLabACj7n7Oc+ANjg/RZwwvO1190oN9WSorJGM3ZpoWs79ul4hwvGzEhELbhsD5ofGguz5uRvwqicY= Received: by 10.54.30.40 with SMTP id d40mr3103557wrd; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:42:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.66.16 with HTTP; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:42:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:42:57 +0300 From: Abu Khaled To: Bsderss In-Reply-To: <20050814062149.31674.qmail@web54408.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <20050814073409.T6065@localhost> <20050814062149.31674.qmail@web54408.mail.yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Vladimir Botka , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alcatel Speedtouch PC ADSL Modem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:42:59 -0000 On 8/14/05, Bsderss wrote: >=20 >=20 > --- Vladimir Botka wrote: >=20 > > Hi, > > I am running Speedtouch 510i, which is defacto > > router with some small unix > > system inside. You can login with telnet and > > configure it from command > > line or use the web interface or load the > > configuration file. I dont > > think that USB and pppoa is here the best choice. > > You just connect the > > Speedtouch to the ADSL and use the Speedtouch > > ethernet to connect it to > > your LAN. Cheers, Vladimir. > > > Hi, thanks for the suggestion. Is this a normal DSL > Modem with an ethernet at its back connect to your > desktop or an router? How much did you pay for it? If > it is cheap enuf, I think it is worth to get it as a > standalone DSL modem. >=20 > The reason I want to install freebsd in one of these > DSL modem is because here in Australia ISPs do not > lease out their DSL modem to end user. User will end > up purchase expensive crapy DSL Modem (eg. Netgear) > from computer shop. >=20 > As I have a freebsd gateway used to dail-up pppoe thru > an external DSL modem when I was in another country, I > want to reconfigure this freebsd router to make it > able to handle DSL modem communication. But I need to > purchase a DSL modem card for it. If an external DSL > modem like Speedtouch is cheap enuf and provide stable > system enviornment in the DSL Bridge mode, I would > like to purchase one as an external DSL modem. >=20 > On the other hand, if you know how to configure > freebsd with a DSL Modem card in freebsd, please let > me know how to do that. And if you also know where to > purchase a barebone DSL Modem (without a system) for > development purpose (eg. Speedtouch), please also let > me know. >=20 > Thanks > Sam >=20 > > On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Bsderss wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to purchase a USB Alcatel Speedtouch PC > > ADSL > > > Modem and connection freebsd to it. There is a pkg > > in > > > the Ports > > > /usr/ports/net/pppoa written for the Alcatel > > > Speedtouch. I wonder how to use this pkg with the > > > Alcatel Speedtouch PC ADSL Modem. Correct me if I > > m > > > wrong, this modem does not have a system running > > > itside, it is just an external device have a USB > > port > > > connect to the FreeBSD system. As I browsed thru > > the > > > Speedtouch website, I don't know which modem does > > not > > > have a system and allow me to do this setup. > > > > > > Can anyone please help? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Sam > > > > > > > > >=20 Did you try to check the FreeBSD handbook http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoa.html --=20 Regards. Abu Khaled