Re: Dialup ISP for connecting with Linux and FreeBSD
From: J. S. Sigler (news.mail.account_at_webpath.us)
Date: 04/24/04
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Date: 23 Apr 2004 16:05:46 -0700
Thank you!
I love webpath's goal as stated on their site: "Our goal is to make
anyone running a Linux/Unix computer system to feel just as much at
home as someone using Microsoft Windows. We also believe if people
are going to feel secure enough to wander from Windows and try *nix
they need a little stability and we hope to be part of it."
That got me and went to http://webpath.us and signed up. I've
successfully dialed in on Linux and on FreeBSD! It's also $6.00 a
month cheaper than my old Frontier dialup service :)
I printed out and followed the instructions for XISP setup because I
liked the idea of being able to connect using both my linux and
FreeBSD installs with the same piece of software.
The instructions were quite good and I was able to get online with
Linux in a few minutes.
FreeBSD has an old pppd version so it wouldn't use server assigned
DNS. I just used the public DNS servers they had listed and it does
fine. An interesting note, I couldn't get it to resolve DNS by
inputting manually in XISP, but webpath had recommended to put them in
resolve.conf and that did the trick.
Thanks again!
news.anon.37@webpath.us (anonymous) wrote in message news:<fcbd59e8.0404221542.7d839c22@posting.google.com>...
> Webpath supports Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows. They have ton of local
> dialup numbers and also offer DSL.
>
> I use webpath.us and I've been able to connect from everywhere I've
> been, even Canada.
>
> Previously they just had a link to a Linux ppp tutorial but have
> recently been pursuing Linux and FreeBSD customers. They have *nix
> step by step tutorials now. I followed their tutorial for setting on
> setting up the xisp GUI and now have over 20 connections I can access
> with just a mouse click.
>
> The tutorial is for Linux and FreeBSD so you would be able to use the
> same on both operating systems. You can find the tutorial here:
> http://webpath.us/help/xisp/
>
>
>
> pt129486@frontiernet.net (J. S. Sigler) wrote in message news:<ca9648dd.0404201654.107593bd@posting.google.com>...
> > I'm currently tripple booting Debian, FreeBSD, and Windows 98 (for old
> > games).
> >
> > My problem is that I'm a little of a newbie when it comes to using
> > dialup on Linux and don't really have a clue what the FreeBSD
> > instructions are talking about with setting up ppp but I'm going to
> > try to get dialup with Linux going first.
> >
> > I live in Flint, Michigan but travel a lot. Are there any National
> > ISPs that support Linux and FreeBSD or who at least have some
> > instructions on how to get connected?
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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