Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 06:40:17 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setting up a mini-isp Message-ID: <199810061740.GAA22262@witch.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <H000057c018d345f@MHS> References: <199810061111.AAA16456@witch.xtra.co.nz>
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On 6 Oct 98, at 17:21, Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr wrote: > Hello, > > I've set up a dial-in PPP server with FreeBSD 2.2.5-R. > I've used mgetty (in the ports) and user-level PPP (all is almost > correctly explained in the handbook) > I've read in -questions that mgetty is probably not needed userland ppp > and a modem configured to auto-answer should be ok. Thanks for that. I'll look into it. > PS : > how do you hook up your FreeBSD box to the ADSL modem ? (via Ethernet ?) > how is the IP address allocated ? (DHCP ?) Yes. There's a CAT5 cable from the ADSL modem (it's not *really* a modem is it?) to my FreeBSD box. It's running Ethernet. And yes, it is DHCP. There's a topology diagram on my website. -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - my [mis]adventures http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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