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Date:      Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:03:18 -0700
From:      David King <dking@ketralnis.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: user level
Message-ID:  <270E0104-10A5-4D4B-B8EB-A603920E37C5@ketralnis.com>
In-Reply-To: <47858746.20060819233403@rulez.sk>
References:  <1156020734.5785.13.camel@paddy-desktop> <47858746.20060819233403@rulez.sk>

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>> the Internet to conduct personal business. What must I know to  
>> configure
>> sbcglobal.net to operate FreeBSD. And, do you think I need to learn a
> If DHCP is all you need to setup your internet connection, there is
> nothing easier you can have. Just put the installation CD into your

Actually, I used to use SBCGlobal's DSL, and they didn't use direct  
DHCP, they used PPPoE to authenticate and give out the address. Ask  
their support if this is still the case (+1 877-SBC-DSL5). If it is,  
Google around for terms like pppoe and FreeBSD



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