Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:58:24 +1000 From: "Young" <young@richardson.apana.org.au> To: "=?iso-8859-9?B?RXJ0YW4gS/zn/Gtv8Gx1?=" <ertank@softhome.net> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ppp setup Message-ID: <020101bef269$9fa48600$857e03cb@jdy>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01FE_01BEF2BD.6F5A9260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-9" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ahhhhhh .... some newbie gonna go through the same frustration I did a = couple weeks ago :) :) :) No doubt a bunch of experts are gonna jump on this and say from a = philosophical=20 perspective that I'm giving "wrong" advice, but it you are like me and = just want to=20 get the thing working with minimum of hocus pocus / witchcraft / other = arcane=20 involvement ...... go to ftp://flag.blackenet.net/freebsd/ppp_script.sh = and download the setup script file. If you are using a Windows box to download it and = have something like mtools you can copy the script to a DOS formatted floppy and use = "mcopy a: ppp_script.sh /usr/bin" instead of having to wade through all that = "mount' insanity. The name seems to get changed to "ppp_sc~1.sh" during this process, so = you need to=20 rename to to "ppp_script.sh" again it once its in /usr/bin" and just run = the script ..... its a far easier way to get ppp functioning than weeks of messing with teh = conventional method. Some of the BSD docs are nearly intelligible (as compared with linux = ones anyway) and=20 Pedantic PPP Primer / PPP FAQ / FreeBSD Handbook have a bit of relevant = info even if=20 you have to wade through a fair amount of stuff thats not immediately = relevant to newbies. There are other ways to do this but the only thing that interests me is = the quickest way that=20 works properly. I tried just using the documentation and all I got was = frustrated ------=_NextPart_000_01FE_01BEF2BD.6F5A9260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-9" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-9 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 = Transitional//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Ahhhhhh .... some = newbie gonna go=20 through the same frustration I did a couple</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT = face=3DArial size=3D2>weeks=20 ago :) :) :)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No doubt a bunch of experts are gonna = jump on this=20 and say from a philosophical </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>perspective that I'm giving = "wrong"=20 advice, but it you are like me and just want to </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>get the thing working with minimum of = hocus pocus /=20 witchcraft / other arcane </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>involvement ...... go to <A=20 href=3D"ftp://flag.blackenet.net/freebsd/ppp_script.sh">ftp://flag.blacke= net.net/freebsd/ppp_script.sh</A>=20 and download</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the setup script file. If you are using = a Windows=20 box to download it and have something</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>like mtools you can copy the script to = a DOS=20 formatted floppy and use "mcopy a:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ppp_script.sh /usr/bin" instead of = having to=20 wade through all that "mount' insanity.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The name seems to get changed to=20 "ppp_sc~1.sh" during this process, so you need to = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>rename to to "ppp_script.sh" = again=20 </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>it once its in /usr/bin" and = just run the=20 script ..... its a</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>far easier way to get ppp functioning = than weeks of=20 messing with teh conventional method.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Some of the BSD docs are nearly = intelligible (as=20 compared with linux ones anyway) and </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pedantic PPP Primer / PPP FAQ / FreeBSD = Handbook=20 have a bit of relevant info even if </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you have to wade through a fair amount = of stuff=20 thats not immediately relevant to newbies.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>There are other ways to = do this but=20 the only thing that interests me is the quickest way that </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>works properly. I tried = just using=20 the documentation and all I got was frustrated</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01FE_01BEF2BD.6F5A9260-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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