Oh what a week I’ve had! Yes, the webserver is back. Not only was this website offline but so were a number of other websites, including FreshPorts and FreshSource. I’m very glad to have it back because I wasn’t looking forward to transferring everything and setting up a new box. I thank those of you …
PPPoE Daniel Bretoi wrote this article using the Diary template. Thanks. There are many good articles on how to get your DSL set up with PPPoE. Since writing this article, the FreeBSD Handbook covers this topic rather well so perhaps you should read that first. These links appear to work for most people. However, I …
ppp [for Linux users] by a Linux user This article was written by Liz, who seems to have made the transition from Linux to FreeBSD with a minimum of strife. It was probably harder for her to write this article than it was for her to install FreeBSD the first time. She *hates* writing documentation. …
Configuring FreeBSD for dial-in service * This article talks about how you can configure FreeBSD to accept incoming connections over a modem (i.e. a dial-in service). This will be done via PPP. See also http://www.ssimicro.com/~jeremyc/ppp.html which I’m told is quite good. Where to start The first place I started was with the FreeBSD Handbook. I …
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PPP filters – stop xntpd from keeping the connection alive This article was submitted by Jim Mutter without prompting from me. Many thanks to Jim for writing up his experiences and sending them in. Cheers. The problem Jim uses Userland PPP to connect to his ISP. He also runs xntpd to keep the time on …
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Configuring FreeBSD for dial-in service * This article talks about how you can configure FreeBSD to accept incoming connections over a modem (i.e. a dial-in service). This will be done via PPP. See also http://www.ssimicro.com/~jeremyc/ppp.html which I’m told is quite good. Where to start The first place I started was with the FreeBSD Handbook. I …
Installing PPP – alias This article deals with setting up PPP aliases. This will allow other computers to use your FreeBSD box as a gateway to your ISP. I will assume that you already have PPP installed and running. If you haven’t installed PPP yet, you may wish to read Installing PPP. Note: alias is …
Installing PPP I’ve just finished Installing FreeBSD on a Windows 95 machine and now I want to get the modem running. So the next step is to install User PPP. I’m starting with the PPP – Pedantic PPP Primer section of The FreeBSD Handbook. You should read that document in conjunction with this …