Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:11:07 -0500 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: jesse@wingnet.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, dhljr@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Modem Message-ID: <opry4ggtfh0cf2rk@mail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <bpqslf$nud$2@sea.gmane.org> References: <20031123142814.96294.qmail@web14705.mail.yahoo.com> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEAKEOAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> <bpqslf$nud$2@sea.gmane.org>
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:01:19 -0500, Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> wrote: > fbsd_user wrote: > >> Read the FBSD handbook. >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/userppp.ht > > Also, you might want to try kppp from the KDE project. It's a graphical > front end to Kernal PPP (pppd), and I find that it's much easier to use > than the CLI when I need to connect in a hurry on my laptop. > > I think it's probably a good idea to get user ppp (FreeBSD Handbook) > working before switching to kppp though. That way you'll be able to > debug easier. The best tutorial I've seen on this remains <URL: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/14/FreeBSD_Basics.html>. 3 years ago as a newbie it was far easier for me to understand than the Handbook. One thing has changed in those 3 years: The user wanting to access the Net must be a member of the 'dialer' group. HTH, Jud
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