Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 00:42:38 -0700 From: "Charles Burns" <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com> To: chip@wiegand.org, james@dragonmount.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie who is fed up with windows! Message-ID: <F136E6oX341bXS0FhKk0001efc0@hotmail.com>
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I didn't catch the original message (again), so I'll reply to a reply: If the modem is, in fact, a WinModem (which, BTW, means that the modem functions-the modulation and demodulation-are done by your CPU instead of the modem itself) it may work in Linux. Linux may also be a better choice for a new Unix user, due to the fact that there are severl distributions of Linux that are more user friendly that will more smoothly ease you into the Unix way of doing things, which is almost always different. There are great instructions about this at www.linmodems.org That said, if you are more interested (you being the original poster of the message, of course) in going head on into the world of Unix, FreeBSD is a good choice, though you are more likely to need to buy a new modem (which you probably would be better off doing in the longrun anyway). I have found that FreeBSD users are more likely to have come from other Unix systems, such as Linux or Solaris, and have found that they like its design better. It is generally not considered the best choice for someone arriving freshly from Windows, though. >Well, it looks like James Starr <james@dragonmount.com> opened his big >mouth again, on Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:00:56 -0800, and spouted out this: > > > Hi, > > > > I've had about all I can stand of windows. I know very little about > > using Unix, but my first attempt to set up FreeBSD seemed pretty > > straight forward. > >Mine also, about 3 years ago. > > > Only trouble was the modem. > >You need to determine if the modem is a winmodem (software modem) or a >standard modem. I believe it is next to impossible to get a winmodem to >work on any *nix. If it is a winmodem, you would be better off buying a >real modem. And one more point, if you do buy a new modem, buy external. >They are always the easiest to set up. > >BTW, welcome to a real operating system. Once here, you'll not go back. >Just keep in mind, there are certain things windoze is better for - >mainly games. > > > Because I'm pretty > > new to this, I get frustrated when I can't make something work. > > But I'm not so frustrated that I'll stick with windows. I scoured > > The Complete FreeBSD, but everything I tried doesn't seem to work, > > and I'm not that much of an idiot. > >Also take a look at man ppp. Some say it makes it look more complicated >than it really is, but you should at least read through it. The ppp.conf >default file should be enough though. > > > Shouldn't I be able to install > > the right modem driver from sysinstall? > >I don't believe there is any setup option in sysinstall for ppp. > > > Anyone's suggestions or > > help will be much appreciated. Help a Microsoft victim break free! > > > > ~James > >The default ppp.conf is a great place to start. I just made a couple >changes to it and it worked. The changes involved simply plugging in the >appropriate info my dial-up. Once again, though, I had an external modem >- 56k 3com. Works like a charm. I use that at work on a rare occasion. >Here at home I have dsl so it's not a problem. > >Welcome to the ranks. Glad to have ya! >Regards >-- >Chip W >www.wiegand.org >chip@wiegand.org > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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