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From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: A breakthrough! (was Re: boot.flp sucks!!! FreeBSD guys.)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 19:39:27 -0700
Organization: Erols Internet Services
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Conrad Sabatier wrote:
 
> This is cool!  I'm excited!  :-)
> 
> Now I just have to figure out how to connect to my ISP with PPP.  :-)
> 

Check the Handbook on PPP, and read the sample configuration files in /etc/ppp. 
You might also do a man pppd. I'm using pppd for my full-time connection, and it 
works fine (unless my ISP or a thunderstorm screws up the line!).

Ken