--- Lowell Gilbert
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jake Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I just installed FreeBSD 5.4 and am having
> problems setting up DSL.
> > I followed the instructions in the handbook, but
> nothing worked.
> > Do I have to configure something else other than
> ppp.conf?
On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 18:34, Jake Kim wrote:
> Thanks for a good point Lowell,
>
> How do I know if mine doesn't support PPP?
> I just thought it would use PPPoE because Windows XP uses PPPoE.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jake
>
> Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jake Kim writes:
>
> > I just
Thanks for a good point Lowell,
How do I know if mine doesn't support PPP?
I just thought it would use PPPoE because Windows XP uses PPPoE.
Thanks,
Jake
Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jake Kim writes:
> I just installed FreeBSD 5.4 and am having problems setting up DSL.
> I follo
Jake Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just installed FreeBSD 5.4 and am having problems setting up DSL.
> I followed the instructions in the handbook, but nothing worked.
> Do I have to configure something else other than ppp.conf?
Let's back up a step first. Does your DSL setup *use* PPP?
Presuming your dsl provider doesn't use a username and password to connect
(something called PPPoE), then you can just connect using DHCP and you'll
be on.
The more likely scenario is that they do indeed use PPPoE, so you'll need
to install the pppoe client, set up your username and password, t
