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Date:      Thu, 3 May 2001 15:24:29 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Stefan Molnar <stefan@csudsu.com>
To:        Scott Reese <sreese@codysbooks.com>
Cc:        <mij@osdn.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Ricochet Modems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.31.0105031523450.592-100000@digital.csudsu.com>
In-Reply-To: <3AF1D98D.DAA70CE2@codysbooks.com>

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It is not DHCP.  It just plain old ppp.   On the reconnect.  I had to kill
the ppp and powercycle the modem to let it reauth back.

On Thu, 3 May 2001, Scott Reese wrote:

> Stefan Molnar wrote:
>
> > It is doable.  I did it for 1 1/2 because the 28.8k ricochet was cheaper
> > than a phone line and a dedicated ppp connection to an isp.  Just need to
> > hanle having dhcp, and reconnecting about ever 7-10 days.
>
> That's pretty much why I want to do it too...unfortunately I'm not very
> well-versed in configuring dhcp clients...are there any FAQ's anywhere that
> would be of any use..?  Also, what would I have to reconnect to every 7-10
> days?  I'm not sure I catch your meaning on that one...
>
> Thanks again, and sorry for all the questions, but I'm fairly new to FreeBSD and
> all its nuances and I'm trying to make sure that I can actually make this setup
> work before I shell out the cash for the modem and the service.
>
> -Scott
>
>
>


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