Thanks for the reply Ruben (and others). I did see these sections
when having a cursory look at the docs but was hoping for something
simpler. On some older versions of Linux that I have installed there
was a program called adsl-setup that I used to get connected.
Sounds like you're on a DSL line. The proper way to connect depends on
what what your ISP is set up for. Mine uses a straight ethernet-to-ATM
bridge, so I just ifconfig and I'm off. I hear a lot of ISPs use PPP
over ethernet, and other stuff as well. Best would be to find out what
your ISP uses. If it's PPP over ethernet, search the web site (and/or
archives) for that phrase, or for PPPoE.
I thought FreeBSD would have something similar and I was just not
finding it.
Not quite so automated here. There is dhclient, the DHCP client, which
allows your machine to get a dynamic IP from your ISP. I've never used
it but I know it exists.
Works very simple: In sysinstall, when you configure your network card,
you simply answer 'yes' to the question whether you want to use DHCP. In
my case, that sets the gateway to the internet correctly, and everything
works out of the box, at home and in my office.
I don't know about something such as adsl-setup though. Best bet is to
choose a provider whose ADSL-modem functions as a DHCP server, i think.
Helge
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