Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:29:54 -0800 From: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> To: Andrew <andrew@ugh.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FTP installation from the floppies through ADSL modem with PPPoE or PPTP protocol. Message-ID: <3E028EB2.4020805@pantherdragon.org> References: <20021220111155.K38789-100000@starbug.ugh.net.au>
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Andrew wrote: > On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Asker wrote: >>The modem can be configured to use PPPoE or PPTP protocol for making the >>connection with my Internet Servise Provider. > > Well if the modem does PPPoE itself (and preusmably NAT) then you need no > speical support from the OS. From its poitn of view you are just conencted > via ethernet. If you need the machine to do PPPoE, ppp supports PPPoE. For this to work, though, you need netgraph, which isn't in GENERIC. You will need to make a custom kernel and build your own set of custom floppies. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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