From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 20 07:07:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4BA637B401 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 07:07:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-da-1.dns-solutions.net (unknown [69.12.117.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 209C543FBD for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 07:07:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from matthew@starbreaker.net) Received: (qmail 8664 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2003 14:06:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO host94.209-113-233.oem.net) (matthew@starbreaker.net@209.113.233.94) by mail-da-1.dns-solutions.net - 209.113.233.94 with SMTP; 20 Jul 2003 14:06:58 -0000 From: Matthew Graybosch Organization: starbreaker.net To: sweetleaf , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:06:02 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <3F1A692F.1000103@myrealbox.com> In-Reply-To: <3F1A692F.1000103@myrealbox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200307201006.02641.matthew@starbreaker.net> Subject: Re: How can i make dial up PPP easy? !!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: matthew@starbreaker.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 14:07:01 -0000 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."