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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1995-05-29 13:30:47 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1995-05-29 13:30:47 +0000
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-rw-r--r--release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/network_device.hlp52
-rw-r--r--release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/network_device.hlp52
2 files changed, 52 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/network_device.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/network_device.hlp
index 0a7dc8e..bcb99d6 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/network_device.hlp
+++ b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/network_device.hlp
@@ -7,43 +7,43 @@ You can do network installations over 3 types of communications links:
Ethernet: A standard ethernet controller (includes some PCMCIA).
-SLIP support is rather primitive, and limited primarily to hard-wired
+SLIP support is rather primitive and limited primarily to hard-wired
links, such as a serial cable running between a laptop computer and
-another computer. The link should be hard-wired as the SLIP
-installation doesn't currently offer a dialing capability; that
-facility is provided with the PPP utility, which should be used in
-preference to SLIP whenever possible. When you choose a serial port
-device, you'll be given the option later to edit the slattach command
-before it's run on the serial line. It is expected that you'll run
-slattach (or some equivalent) on the other end of the link at this
-time and bring up the line. FreeBSD will then install itself over the
-serial line at speeds of up to 115.2K/baud (the recommended speed for
-a hardwired cable).
-
-If you're using a modem, then PPP is almost certainly your only
+another PC. The link must be hard-wired as the SLIP installation
+doesn't currently offer a dialing capability; that facility is provided
+with the PPP utility, which should be used in preference to SLIP
+whenever possible. When you choose a serial port device, you'll
+be given the option later to edit the slattach command before it's
+run on the serial line. It is expected that you'll run slattach
+(or some equivalent) on the other end of the link at this time and
+bring up the line. FreeBSD will then install itself over the link
+at speeds of up to 115.2K/baud (the recommended speed for a hardwired
+cable).
+
+If you're using a modem then PPP is almost certainly your only
choice. Make sure that you have your service provider's information
-handy as you'll need to know it fairly soon in the installation
+handy as you'll need to know it fairly early in the installation
process. You will need to know, at the minimum, your service
provider's IP address and possibly your own (though you can also leave
-it blank and allow PPP to negotiate it with your ISP). You also need
-to know how to use the various "AT commands" to dial the ISP with your
-particular modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very simple
-terminal emulator.
+it blank and allow PPP to negotiate it with your ISP). You will also
+need to know how to use the various "AT commands" to dial the ISP with
+your particular brand of modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very
+simple terminal emulator and has no "modem capabilities database".
If a hard-wired connection to another FreeBSD (2.0R or later) machine
is available, you might also consider installing over a "laplink"
parallel port cable. The data rate over the parallel port is much
-higher than is what's typically possible over a serial line (up to
-50k/sec), thus resulting in a quicker installation.
+higher than is what's typically possible over a serial line, with
+speeds of up to 50k/sec. not at all uncommon.
Finally, for the fastest possible installation, an ethernet adaptor is
always a good choice! FreeBSD supports most common PC ethernet cards,
-a table of supported cards (and their required settings) provided as
-part of the FreeBSD Hardware Guide - see the Documentation menu on the
-boot floppy. If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA ethernet
-cards, also be sure that it's plugged in _before_ the laptop is
-powered on! FreeBSD does not, unfortunately, currently support "hot
-insertion" of PCMCIA cards.
+a table of required settings for which is provided in the FreeBSD
+Hardware Guide - see the Documentation menu on the boot floppy.
+If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA ethernet cards, also
+be sure that it's plugged in _before_ the laptop is powered on!
+FreeBSD does not, unfortunately, currently support "hot insertion"
+of PCMCIA cards.
You will also need to know your IP address on the network, the the
"netmask" value for your address class and the name of your machine.
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/network_device.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/network_device.hlp
index 0a7dc8e..bcb99d6 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/network_device.hlp
+++ b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/network_device.hlp
@@ -7,43 +7,43 @@ You can do network installations over 3 types of communications links:
Ethernet: A standard ethernet controller (includes some PCMCIA).
-SLIP support is rather primitive, and limited primarily to hard-wired
+SLIP support is rather primitive and limited primarily to hard-wired
links, such as a serial cable running between a laptop computer and
-another computer. The link should be hard-wired as the SLIP
-installation doesn't currently offer a dialing capability; that
-facility is provided with the PPP utility, which should be used in
-preference to SLIP whenever possible. When you choose a serial port
-device, you'll be given the option later to edit the slattach command
-before it's run on the serial line. It is expected that you'll run
-slattach (or some equivalent) on the other end of the link at this
-time and bring up the line. FreeBSD will then install itself over the
-serial line at speeds of up to 115.2K/baud (the recommended speed for
-a hardwired cable).
-
-If you're using a modem, then PPP is almost certainly your only
+another PC. The link must be hard-wired as the SLIP installation
+doesn't currently offer a dialing capability; that facility is provided
+with the PPP utility, which should be used in preference to SLIP
+whenever possible. When you choose a serial port device, you'll
+be given the option later to edit the slattach command before it's
+run on the serial line. It is expected that you'll run slattach
+(or some equivalent) on the other end of the link at this time and
+bring up the line. FreeBSD will then install itself over the link
+at speeds of up to 115.2K/baud (the recommended speed for a hardwired
+cable).
+
+If you're using a modem then PPP is almost certainly your only
choice. Make sure that you have your service provider's information
-handy as you'll need to know it fairly soon in the installation
+handy as you'll need to know it fairly early in the installation
process. You will need to know, at the minimum, your service
provider's IP address and possibly your own (though you can also leave
-it blank and allow PPP to negotiate it with your ISP). You also need
-to know how to use the various "AT commands" to dial the ISP with your
-particular modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very simple
-terminal emulator.
+it blank and allow PPP to negotiate it with your ISP). You will also
+need to know how to use the various "AT commands" to dial the ISP with
+your particular brand of modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very
+simple terminal emulator and has no "modem capabilities database".
If a hard-wired connection to another FreeBSD (2.0R or later) machine
is available, you might also consider installing over a "laplink"
parallel port cable. The data rate over the parallel port is much
-higher than is what's typically possible over a serial line (up to
-50k/sec), thus resulting in a quicker installation.
+higher than is what's typically possible over a serial line, with
+speeds of up to 50k/sec. not at all uncommon.
Finally, for the fastest possible installation, an ethernet adaptor is
always a good choice! FreeBSD supports most common PC ethernet cards,
-a table of supported cards (and their required settings) provided as
-part of the FreeBSD Hardware Guide - see the Documentation menu on the
-boot floppy. If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA ethernet
-cards, also be sure that it's plugged in _before_ the laptop is
-powered on! FreeBSD does not, unfortunately, currently support "hot
-insertion" of PCMCIA cards.
+a table of required settings for which is provided in the FreeBSD
+Hardware Guide - see the Documentation menu on the boot floppy.
+If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA ethernet cards, also
+be sure that it's plugged in _before_ the laptop is powered on!
+FreeBSD does not, unfortunately, currently support "hot insertion"
+of PCMCIA cards.
You will also need to know your IP address on the network, the the
"netmask" value for your address class and the name of your machine.
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