Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:48:48 +0100 From: Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de> To: c a r s t e n <carsten@realityblur.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: getting DSL working Message-ID: <3E48C700.9070304@liwing.de> References: <E18iVAr-0007de-00@mrelayng.kundenserver.de>
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c a r s t e n wrote:
> okay, retrying with no mime attachments. blew a synapse.
>
> i have installed FreeBSD 4.7, customised X a bit, installed xmms from
> a port to start getting used to the system, and now i am ready for a
> bigger challenge: an internet connection.
>
> i have the handbook, and have read and executed the section on PPPoE
> (which is what i presume i need to do for getting DSL running). my
> motherboard (Gigabyte GA-7VRXP) has a built-in RealTek ethernet port
> which seems to install correctly during bootup (how can i test it?),
> and tells me that it is rl0. i am in germany and have a Telekom 300
> LAN DSL modem, and will be connecting to 1und1, in case anyone is
> familiar with this setup.
>
> i have added the lines to the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf as in the manual (is
> it out of date for 4.7, it describes 4.5), with a couple of minor
> areas of uncertainty. the line:
>
> set device PPPoE:rl0
>
> i presume this is what i do with this line. the other line i am not so
> sure about is the:
>
> set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0
>
> it follows the manual, so i guess it is right. it just seems odd,
> since this has nothing to do with my system.
> anyway, running ppp from the commandline and then typing 'dial
> myprovider' yields the logfile below. i replaced my userid with
> XXXXX, but it is my login name in the ppp.conf file.
>
> if anyone could help me out, i would be very appreciative.
>
> as background, i am doing this to a large extent as a learning
> experience, so while it would be great to be on the net with FreeBSD,
> it is at least as important to me to learn and understand what is
> going on. i simply have no networking experience, so i don't
> understand the output, and as usual the man pages are great for people
> who already know most of the stuff but just need to find an option or
> two, but less good for someone who is learning from scratch. i am not
> adverse to reading lots of material, as long as it is well written and
> informative. any links and/or references would thus be appreciated
> (the man pages will have to come later, once i have the fundamentals
> understood). a good book would be a Good Thing.
>
> thanks in advance.
>
There's a good document (I'll assume you speak german if you are a
customer of 1&1/DT), so I recommend to search on google for 'FreeBSD
T-DSL'. There is a really good HowTo which guides you to the entire
configuration process...
Greetings,
Jens
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