From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 22 09:23:01 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 453EC16A41F for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:23:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from arden@nildram.co.uk) Received: from smtp.nildram.co.uk (smtp.nildram.co.uk [195.112.4.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B1A743D60 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:22:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from arden@nildram.co.uk) Received: from vector.linux.vnet (unknown [84.12.29.241]) by smtp.nildram.co.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 6C84126FCD4 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:22:54 +0000 (GMT) Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:23:50 +0100 From: arden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20051222092350.24833671.arden@nildram.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <001701c606b2$0a8b8960$5456d518@homeaqk797bphw> References: <001701c606b2$0a8b8960$5456d518@homeaqk797bphw> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.0 (GTK+ 2.6.1; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Connecting to internet. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:23:01 -0000 On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:41:57 -0500 "Chris Saunders" wrote: > Thanks for the reply Ruben (and others). I did see these sections when > having a > cursory look at the docs but was hoping for something simpler. On some > older > versions of Linux that I have installed there was a program called > adsl-setup > that I used to get connected. I thought FreeBSD would have something > similar > and I was just not finding it. > > Thanks again. > Regards > Chris Saunders how is the internet connecting to your machine? usb or ethernet ? Im guessing since you are using usb as far as I understand adsl-setup is a scipt to make setting up a usb device easier you would find it alot easier if you have an ethernet device just put in the log in details over a web browser interface connect to your machine(s) via dhcp and it dose all the work for you I dosnt care if the client attached of the bds linux mac skyOS (off topic has anyone tryed skyos) windows BeOS or something you've roled yourself as long as its "talking " the correct standard Arden > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruben Bloemgarten" > To: "'Chris Saunders'" ; > > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:17 PM > Subject: RE: Connecting to internet. > > > > Chris, > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-network-set > > up.html > > > > and > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/configtuning-confi > > gfiles.html > > > > Do try to take a *slightly* closer look next time, preferably before you > > post a question. Thanks. > > > > Regards, > > Ruben > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >