Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 15:15:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Tony Shadwick <tshadwick@goinet.com> To: paul klatt <paul.klatt@sbcglobal.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dsl setup Message-ID: <20050519151355.K39659@mail.goinet.com> In-Reply-To: <199901031645.39942.paul.klatt@sbcglobal.net> References: <199901031645.39942.paul.klatt@sbcglobal.net>
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Presuming your dsl provider doesn't use a username and password to connect (something called PPPoE), then you can just connect using DHCP and you'll be on. The more likely scenario is that they do indeed use PPPoE, so you'll need to install the pppoe client, set up your username and password, then connect. I would strong suggest using a third option, which would be to purchase a hardware dsl router that will make setting this up much simpler, allow you to share your connection with other users simply enough, and add an additional layer of protection. This will allow you to use DHCP to get an IP address and not have to worry about a PPPoE client. Tony On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, paul klatt wrote: > Could anyone please tell me how to go about setting up dsl in freebsd I would > appreciate the help. > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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