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#! rnews 1388 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.enteract.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!mr.net!news-out.communique.net!not-for-mail 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 Organization: Communique Inc. Lines: 30 Message-ID: <01bd0407$d52229b0$667d1bcc@rodia> References: <32A9FDB7.2916@freenet.mb.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodia.communique.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 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. >