Hello List

[Ben Haysom]

The ADSL modem from my ISP I can't get driveers for FreeBSD for.
I obviously do have an have an ADSL line, which has a fixed IP.
I can ping nothing outside my own network.


On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:23:49 +0100, Emanuel Strobl
<emanuel.strobl at gmx.net> wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2004 11:18 schrieb Ben Haysom:
> > Thing is, it should be so straightforward, but I've stumped loads of
> > people with it.
> >
> > I have a small home network, atm an XP PC, a XP laptop, and the
> > FreeBSD 5.1 machine.
> > I am connected to the internet with an unknown modem from my ISP.
> >
> > I've bought a D-Link 300 and attched it to the FreeBSD Box.
> 
> Do you have your A-DSL line up with that modem? Means, can you ping your
> providers nameserver e. g. from the FreeBSD box?
> Usually you have to set different ATM parameters in such modems (VCI VPI)
> which aren't public in general, so you should stay with your provider's
> modem. Is that a ethernet modem or USB?
> 
> -Mano
> 
> 
> 
> > I want to use that to connect to my ADSL, and have the rest of the
> > network share the connction.
> > Part of the network is wireless, the rest standard Cat5 with a 4 port
> > Netgear hub.
> >
> > I can't get it to work.
> >
> > Obviously that ain't enough details, what else do I need to post?
> >
> > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:09:27 +0100, Albert Shih <shih at math.jussieu.fr>
> wrote:
> > >  Le 10/11/2004 à 10:06:07+0000, Ben Haysom a écrit
> > >
> > > > I've tried the hand book, it really doesn't help...
> > >
> > > I think you've better chance to get help if you tell what you want to do.
> > >
> > > And I think if you just say : I need a router whitout more precision
> > > ....it's not good idea.
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Albert SHIH
> > > Heure local/Local time:
> > > Wed Nov 10 11:08:12 CET 2004
> >
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