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From: boris@broncho.ct.monash.edu.au (Boris Mitelman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP and FreeBSD
Date: 6 Oct 1996 07:07:07 GMT
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Bill Woodford (wwoodf1@umbc.edu) wrote:
: 	 Im looking for information on creating a ppp connection over a modem.
: I admit that Im still somewhat new to BSD and dont know all of the details
: about it's operation.  I have used `ppp` and I can dial in to my ISP using
: the term function, and then I start slirp... but Im kind of lost from there.
: Is there anyone out there who has gotten this to work, and would be willing to
: give me some help, or point me to a good FAQ?  Let me know.  Thanks.

: ============================================================================
: Bill Woodford * wwoodf1@umbc.edu               University Computing Services
: http://research.umbc.edu/~wwoodf1                      Systems Administrator
: President, UMBC Anime Society                       ECS 128 "The Zoo", x6706
: ============================================================================

Try to read "setting up user PPP" chapter of the Handbook,
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook152.html#378

I hope it will help.

Regards,
Boris.