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From: "Raul Zighelboim" <mango@communique.,net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installing over PPP
Date: 8 Dec 1996 18:37:59 GMT
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you probably want to set up the idle timeout to a large time;

- set timeout 33333

then get into term mode and type:

- term
- at(modem commands) maybe at&c1&d2
- atdt(phone number)
- wait for loggin prompt, log in and ....
- ~p

go back to the fisrt screen and hit enter.


Stephane Raimbault <bsw827@freenet.mb.ca> wrote in article
<32A9FDB7.2916@freenet.mb.ca>...
> Hi all, I wanted to install FreeBSD through a ppp connection via my
> service provider.  I started to install FreeBSD and when it asked me to
> use ALT-F3 and then ALT-F1 to return to then press return.  Once at the
> ppp prompt what do i do.  I have tried several different things to no
> aid.  I would appreciate any help.
> 
> FreeBSD version is 2.1.6-RELEASE
> Modem is on 02F8 IRQ 3
> 
> thanx in advance.
>