Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:06:02 -0400 From: Matthew Graybosch <matthew@starbreaker.net> To: sweetleaf <sweetleaf@myrealbox.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can i make dial up PPP easy? !!! Message-ID: <200307201006.02641.matthew@starbreaker.net> In-Reply-To: <3F1A692F.1000103@myrealbox.com> References: <3F1A692F.1000103@myrealbox.com>
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On Sunday 20 July 2003 06:04 am, sweetleaf wrote: > I am trying to setup a friends computer with freebsd 5.1. He has > used windows for the last 5 years and has never used a unix based > computer.......so i need to make things as easy and "point and > click" as possible. Well, if you set up dial on demand he wouldn't even have to "point and click". Try reading the PPP section of the handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html > He uses a dial up isp "everyones internet" for internet service and > i dont have any idea on how to make this easy as i have always used > a cable modem. What should i use? I have heard that ppp is what > most use. Whatever solution, I will need it to have a good gui > interface so he can jut click connect and disconnect etc... and > username : password. Any good suggestions. I've had good success with KPPP, which comes installed with KDE3. > Also, I cant seem to find the modem showing up in dmesg. The modem > is a astec pci - modem,,, here is my dmesg. Chances are that the Astec modem is a WinModem (software modem requiring Windows drivers) and isn't supported by FreeBSD. You may want to get a cheap external serial modem and use that. If you want an internal modem that works with FreeBSD, I recommend US Robotics model 5610. Model 5610, however, costs about $100 US. -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net "I am become root, shatterer of kernels."
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