Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 20:37:39 -0500 From: "Robert Myers" <ccrider@whiterose.net> To: <eric@coding-zone.com>, "'Matt Edwards'" <matt.edwards@worldnet.att.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Connecting to My ISP via DSL Message-ID: <001901c088ca$e73c1660$0201a8c0@ccrider2k> In-Reply-To: <20010127192333.A5629@h0040f6849012.ne.mediaone.net>
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> On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 02:58:56PM -0700, Matt Edwards wrote: > > I am attempting to connect to my ISP using new DSL modem > and service. > [snip] > > Hmmm... I've never heard of DSL requiring PPP. All DSL providers I'm > familiar with either give you a static IP address for your external > NIC or use DHCP to assign a dynamic IP address to your external NIC. > I'm also assuming you're trying to make your BSD box into a gateway. > Well, I am not sure what was in the previous post, but Bell Atlantic DSL in my area does PPPoE, which requires ppp. There is a VERY good tutorial on that in the handbook, at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/pppoe.html Again not sure what the question was. :) Robert Myers Systems Administrator White Rose Internet Service http://whiterose.net (717)439-1478 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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