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Date:      Tue, 29 Oct 1996 17:09:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ricochet modem by Metricom
Message-ID:  <Pine.PTX.3.95.961029170630.6567L-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961029163446.2684C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>

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On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Doug White wrote:

> > 	Does anyone know anything about how to setup the Ricochet wireless
> > modem by Metricom under FreeBSD?  Does the Ricochet communicate using PPP
> > and can you use other DNS's other than the Ricochet ones?  Thanks.
> 
> Yes.  It's just like a modem.  We have a P133 laptop that's working
> perfectly using user-mode ppp.  

	Hmmm, what kind of speeds are you getting with the Ricochet?

> Since the University of Oregon has a gateway set up, we dial & connect
> through them.  Like with any other dial-up connection, you use the
> remote's DNS server.  If you are using the Ricochet internet service then
> use their settings.

	Hmmm, do you just use a three digit number to reach U of Oregon
like the number**ppp or is the number longer than that and is the
performance different if you just used the ricochet internet service
instead of the university gateway?  I am using mines on my desktop and
even one foot away, it was making my screen's information shaking and my
speakers kept getting the static...

Vince
GaiaNet Corporation - Unix Networking Operations - GUS Mailing Lists Admin





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