Sams Teach Yourself FreeBSD® in 24 Hours

Hour 14. Dial-Up Network Connections

Although broadband Internet connections are becoming increasingly common and more widely available, a regular phone line and modem are still a widely used method of connecting to the Internet. This hour looks at how to configure a dial-up network connection to the Internet.

This hour's lesson only applies to readers who want to connect to the Internet using a dial-up connection over a phone line. Readers wishing to connect to the Internet using DSL or cable modems, or who are simply connecting to an existing Ethernet network, should follow the procedures in Hour 13, “Connecting FreeBSD to an Existing Network.” ...