Date: Thu, 11 May 95 20:36 CDT From: uhclem%nemesis@fw.ast.com (Frank Durda IV) To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Docs for both ends of SLIP/PPP connection? Message-ID: <m0s9jee-0004vyC@nemesis.lonestar.org>
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I have been asked the same question for the third time in as many weeks so I thought I would ask it (once) here. Is there any step-by-step documents that describe how to set up a SLIP and/or PPP connection on a FreeBSD system FOR BOTH ENDS? That is, documentation that tells how to set up ports on a FreeBSD system to act as SLIP/PPP ports to connect to (dial-in), AND documentation for how to make an outgoing SLIP/PPP call using FreeBSD to a remote server, possibly even a remote FreeBSD server? These questions are coming from people where I work who have FreeBSD systems at home and some at work, and they can't figure out how to make SLIP or PPP work, particularly on the system that they dial-in to. There seems to be several examples and FAQs around (although some seem out of date and contradictory) describing how to dial-out to an ISP SLIP/PPP system. I haven't seen anything useful that covers how to set up the ISP side, precautions to take, etc. The only FAQ I have seen had massive gaps in information, such as assuming you already had /etc/ttys, gettys, the kernel and other stuff set up "the right way" for SLIP/PPP to be used. You wouldn't believe some of the "maybe it will work if I turn this and this on" stuff I have seen by people trying to bridge the gaps. Because of the problems, most are using Windows '95 on both ends so that they can do SLIP/PPP, but they would rather use FreeBSD. Do these documents exist in an up-to-date, accurate form? Please let me know. If they don't, is there someone willing to write one up? I would strongly recommend including this material in 2.0.5. Thanks. Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"The Knights who say "LETNi" or uhclem%nemesis@fw.ast.com (Fastest Route)| demand... A WORKING PCI BOARD! ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem |"A what?" ...decvax!fw.ast.com!nemesis!uhclem |"LETNi! LETNi! LETNi!" - 1983
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