Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 16:21:41 -0400 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: modem setup Message-ID: <oprut76fa50cf2rk@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <20030901120608.50156.qmail@web60002.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030901120608.50156.qmail@web60002.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:06:08 +0100 (BST), Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Guys, > I have the foll. set up > 28 GB --> FreeBSD 4.5 > 10 GB --> Redhat 9.0 > >> From Redhat I use an Internet connection wizard that > gives me a lot of options. I picked up the dialer > option, then give the phone number to connect to my > university WIndows NT server, then my login and > password. Viola, I am connected to the internet. > I have a Creative External modem V.90 > > Is there no way to do this in FreeBSD? I read the man > pages (dial-in and dial-out), they are way over my > head. <URL: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/14/FreeBSD_Basics.html>; At least one thing has changed in the 3+ years since the article was written: A user who wishes to use a dial-up connection must be a member of the 'dialer' group. Jud
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