Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:40:39 +0400 From: "Artem Koutchine" <matrix@ipform.ru> To: "Lynn, Tun" <TLynn@Allstate.COM>, "'Janko van Roosmalen'" <janko@compuserve.com> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: modem thing Message-ID: <009f01c02d47$e9d740e0$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru> References: <64030E3AB1D4D211B37C0008C75D9E6606799632@001-expo10-d.allstate.com>
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I'd recommend US Robotics V.Everything or newer one. Also read the handbook section on pppd and ppp (handbook is included with freebsd or can be read on www.freebsd.org) If you feel really advanturous you coudl by THE NEWEST internel, pci modem from US Robotics (they position it as a modem for online gamers), it is not a win modem, but you never know :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn, Tun" <TLynn@Allstate.COM> To: "'Janko van Roosmalen'" <janko@compuserve.com>; "Lynn, Tun" <TLynn@Allstate.COM> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 6:31 PM Subject: RE: modem thing > what type of external modem would you suggest ??? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Janko van Roosmalen [SMTP:janko@compuserve.com] > > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 6:22 PM > > To: Lynn, Tun > > Cc: 'questions@freebsd.org' > > Subject: Re: modem thing > > > > If you bought internal modems, return them and get an external. Only > > with an external modem can you be sure it is not a "Winmodem". This type > > of modems needs a Windows software driver to function, and do not work > > under non_win OS's. > > External modems also have the benefit that you can see the diagnostic > > LEDs. > > > > Check out "man ppp" and the example configuration file. Everything is > > very understandable and more like a tutorial. If there would be an Oscar > > or Emmy award for man pages, I would nominate this one. > > > > > > ===Janko van Roosmalen - Vught - Netherlands=== > > > > On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Lynn, Tun wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I bought FreeBSD and install it on my PC. All I want to do is use it > > to > > > connect to the internet through ISP (just like you would normally do in > > > Windows environment), through modem. problem is, I don't know how to set > > it > > > up. Because of that, I end up buying 2,3 modems and several unixes > > including > > > Solaris. It should not be so difficult. I admit that I am not a guru, > > just > > > Unix lover wanting to use Unix to down load C compilers, Perls and stuff > > > like that. > > > Can you help me out here ??? > > > > > > Unix Lover > > > > > > ps. If you guys can make that easy on the PC platform, you can beat > > Windows > > > any time!!! > > > > > > pps. please, please, please... > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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