From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 22 12:39:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from marlo.eagle.ca (marlo.eagle.ca [209.167.16.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC19B37B416 for ; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 12:39:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from BobLablaw (staff.eagle.ca [209.167.16.15]) by marlo.eagle.ca (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id fAMKbtM26064; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:37:56 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu) Message-ID: <013f01c17395$cb0e06e0$7301a8c0@eagle.ca> From: "ScaryG" To: "Steve Brown" , "Fuji Zhang" Cc: References: <000d01c17381$94666b00$7301a8c0@eagle.ca> <000c01c17393$fd7255c0$660f129f@bro5637> Subject: Re: high speed internet connection and lesstif question Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:39:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I believe your [Fuji Zhang's] best bet is to forget the USB, > part with you're $25 -> $30 (CDN) and pick up an > ethernet card. Make sure it's on this list: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.4-RELEASE/HARDWARE.TXT Couldn't agree more! > A few good reasons to stick with Ethernet: > > - It will also work with a cable modem if you decide to try Rogers/Shaw > - or any other ISP's DSL package > - If you decide to share the connection with more than 1 computer via BB > router (Link-Sys, SMC Barricade, etc) you'll already be prepared. These > goodies cost under $140 CDN and you get the benefit of an IP firewall as > well. More good info. I often wondered if I should have just broke down and bought a Netgear RT314 and saved me some grief configuring my FreeBSD box but hey, I had all the stuff here and it didn't cost me anything but time. I have two NICS in my box in which the second feeds a hub and my other machines. But for those not willing to goof around with NAT and IPFW in addition to trying PPPoE the Internet Gateway gadgets are a nice idea. > ScaryG has it right about the ppp.conf and kernel config. I -did- have to > re-compile my 4.4 kernel to get it to work, the handbook does appear to be > wrong on this. Really? This is still goofy? I re-read over the PPPoE section in the handbook and was happy to see you could just run with it without compiling. I wonder why the handbook would suggest recompiling the kernel with the four options is not required when you say it is? Odd. Oh well, rock on with your bad self. -- I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message