Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:10:00 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: "ScaryG" <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>, "Steve Brown" <gtabug@prayforwind.com>, "Fuji Zhang" <fzhang3@csd.uwo.ca> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: high speed internet connection and lesstif question Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20011122151000.010034b0@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <013f01c17395$cb0e06e0$7301a8c0@eagle.ca> References: <Pine.GSO.4.40.0111221215090.19676-100000@algernon.csd.uwo.ca> <000d01c17381$94666b00$7301a8c0@eagle.ca> <000c01c17393$fd7255c0$660f129f@bro5637>
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<snip> 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. <snip> Ver 4.4 (and I believe 4.3) will indeed take care of the NETGRAPH stuff, but has to load it on the fly if not compiled into the kernel.... prior ro 4.3, I believe it HAS to be compiled. At 03:39 PM 11.22.2001 -0500, ScaryG wrote: >> 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 > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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