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Date:      Sat, 14 Mar 1998 15:53:27 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Mark Barthelemy <Mark_Barthelemy@WLPB.pbs.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, markb@intersurf.com
Subject:   Re: FreeBsd 2.2.5 Stable CDrom Installtion
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980314155214.23647V-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <833277917.26235297@pbs.org>

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On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, Mark Barthelemy wrote:

> To whom it may concern,
> 
>   I'm trying to configure my "ppp.conf" but everytime I go to close and
> save it (with ee), it won't let me.  What do I need to do to save a conf
> file (in root). 

1.  su to root.
2.  Run the editor.

>  Also, I run eggdrop bots, so I'm more familiar with pico than ee or vi. 

If you like pico more, install pine and you'll get pico with it.

> Lastly during the installation, it graphically asks if you want to
> configure the Network or PPP, when configuring it there, what do I put
> under host? Do I make up a name? I will be configuring a dynamic ppp. 

Nothing.

> PS. If or when you respond to this, can you send your reply to
> markb@intersurf.com

Just this once; set Reply-To: to point to where you want your mail to go,
though.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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