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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.ac.net!news1.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: HELP PPP dial-out Router Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 11:25:20 -0700 Organization: A poorly-installed InterNetNews site Lines: 24 Message-ID: <320F7710.7A7F@www.play-hookey.com> References: <4ulpmo$b68@news.teleplex.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win16; I) gene@teleplex.net wrote: > > I am trying to set FreeBSD 2.1.5 up to be a router for internet > traffic from an ethernet network out to an ISP using PPP connection. > the FAQ says there is a good document for help in setting this up but > the link no longer exists. If someone could send me the document or > give me some help on setting it up or where I can go to get the info. > Refer to the Handbook on both types of PPP connections, and also to the man page on pppd. Pay special attention to the info on the /etc/ppp/options file; that's the controlling file. I start mine with a command line in /etc/rc.local: pppd /dev/cuaa1 115200 Remember to set the GATEWAY option to "YES" in /etc/sysconfig! -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |