Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:32:06 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: David King <dking@ketralnis.com> Subject: Re: user level Message-ID: <448xlj2u09.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <270E0104-10A5-4D4B-B8EB-A603920E37C5@ketralnis.com> (David King's message of "Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:03:18 -0700") References: <1156020734.5785.13.camel@paddy-desktop> <47858746.20060819233403@rulez.sk> <270E0104-10A5-4D4B-B8EB-A603920E37C5@ketralnis.com>
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David King <dking@ketralnis.com> writes: >>> the Internet to conduct personal business. What must I know to >>> configure >>> sbcglobal.net to operate FreeBSD. And, do you think I need to learn a >> If DHCP is all you need to setup your internet connection, there is >> nothing easier you can have. Just put the installation CD into your > > Actually, I used to use SBCGlobal's DSL, and they didn't use direct > DHCP, they used PPPoE to authenticate and give out the address. Ask > their support if this is still the case (+1 877-SBC-DSL5). If it is, > Google around for terms like pppoe and FreeBSD Or better yet, just go straight to the FreeBSD Handbook's section on the topic. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoe.html
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