Now I'm getting confused. I guess I'll have to be ready to set either one up.
Thanks for the info guys. Lou On 09/26/02 09:52 PM, Vincent Poy sat at the `puter and typed: > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Alexander Kabaev wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:20:19 -0400 > > Louis LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Is PPP setup required? AFAIK, Verizon doesn't require an > > > authname/authkey challenge, since it logs the Mac Address of the NIC, > > > as well as the modem itself. I haven't been using PPP with AT&T for > > > the last 4+ years, and it works well. > > > > > > TIA > > > Lou > > > > It is possible that the service Verizon provides in your area is > > different than one they privide here. Here Verizon DSL uses PPPoE and > > ppp is definitely requited to connect. > > The way it works is the the Verizon known as BellAtlantic requires > PPPoE while the Verizon known as GTE doesn't. BA uses a ATM network while > GTE uses a Frame Relay based network. > > > Cheers, > Vince - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Vice President ________ __ ____ > Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] > WurldLink Corporation / / / / | / | __] ] > San Francisco - Honolulu - Hong Kong / / / / / |/ / | __] ] > HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] > Almighty1@IRC - oahu.DAL.NET Hawaii's DALnet IRC Network Server Admin > > -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ If I have not seen so far it is because I stood in giant's footsteps. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
