Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:44:33 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Mike Schuette <mikes@mscweb.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: want to change my gateway to fbsd from win xp Message-ID: <41957511.7020903@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <41951A13.601@mscweb.com> References: <6.1.2.0.0.20041111111230.03c82c70@mail.face2interface.com> <41951A13.601@mscweb.com>
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Mike Schuette wrote: > Marty Landman wrote: > >> My office network is set up as follows: >> >> gateway/win xp home ed./apache >> fbsd 4.8/apache >> rh linux 9/apache >> win xp home/lots of im'g >> win xp home >> * dual boot - debian/win me >> >> That last one's pending a repair and os installs currently runs w98. >> >> I'd like to move the gateway from my xp workstation to the fbsd box. >> This raises a bunch of questions for me: >> >> 1. is there a CLI query to let me find the speed of the currently >> installed modem? >> 2. besides plugging my phone line into the fbsd modem and moving my >> xp hosts file to /etc/hosts, what else is needed? e.g. how do I setup >> the isp connection and the fbsd equivalent of window's internet >> connection service? > > <snip, snip, snip> > > I suggest you read the handbook for dialup connections, specifically > the section titled "Using User PPP". As usual, there are many ways to > accomplish this task, but this is probably the easiest to set up. > I would recommend avoiding natd, and using userland ppp with the -nat option instead. I run my wife's Winbox (and my laptop) out through a FBSD 5.3 machine that calls "ppp -nat -background myisp".... The handbook's section on PPP was quite helpful to me, and is really a must in this instance. Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.
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