Installing FreeBSD using a PPPoE connection

[Randy Pratt]

On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:59:32 -0700 (PDT)
asdf <fia_wrc_fanatic at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Does the FreeBSD 6.2 installer support a network install over an ethernet interface
> connected to a DSL modem using a PPPoE connection?
> 
> I am switching ISPs from a cable-based provider to a DSL-based provider and would
> like to install FreeBSD on an old PC to set it up as a router/firewall for my home
> network. And since this old PC does not have a CD-ROM drive I'd like to a network
> install using PPPoE.
> 
> But I haven't been able to find any current information on how to accomplish this.
> There used to be an (unofficial) page by Randy Pratt:
> 
>     "Installing FreeBSD Using PPPoE":
>     <http://www.treefort.org/~rpratt/pppoe/article.html>
> 
> but it's no longer there.

I still have a copy at:

	http://myfreebsd.homeunix.net/pppoe-article/article.html

Its probably still pretty close since sysinstall doesn't change that
much.  I hope you find it useful.

HTH,

Randy

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