Installing FreeBSD using a PPPoE connection
Randy Pratt
bsd-unix at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 6 12:15:29 PDT 2007
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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