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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Setting Up PPP
Date: 20 Nov 1996 21:54:54 -0000
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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To: S K I N N E R <skinner@interactive.net>
[Posted and mailed]
In article <E11Bzn.Hxy@news.interactive.net>,
S K I N N E R <skinner@interactive.net> writes:
: Grr. OK so I Bought the Walnut Creek FreeBSD Crdom. and installed
: it with very few problems. My first problem was when it wen to install
: Emacs and it said it had a error. Has anyone else had this? the second
: problem that if solved will allow me to just d/l emacs and compile it
: on my system is setting up PPP. looking at the freebsd web page it goes
: on about installing it using Kermit well Kermit isn't on the cdrom and
: thus isn't installed. thus my problem is there another way simple to
: set up a PPP connection to my provider?
:
: If you can email me in private also ;).
First, shorten your lines (I've edited the above quote) :(
I havn't read this page on the freebsd web page, but I set up ppp by
reading the man page and looking at the examples in /etc/ppp/*. Give
it a try and post some more specific questions if you have problems.
Drop me some email if you want a copy of my config files.
--
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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