> 
> apologies in avance, as i realize that the propper answer for this query 
> is rtfm/rtfFAQ.
> 
> Being at a university, with no permanent IP assignments available 
> (except to faculty & staff) for dialup usage, i'd like to know if
> netbsd's ppp setup compatable in any way shape or form with server  
> dynamic IP assignment?

Yes.

> that is, does the domain name/IP of the machine have to be specified 
> *before* attempting to connect, or can it all be taken care of within
> ppp (given the subnet mask and namserver IP), as mactcp and open 
> transport do?

You have to manually set the Domain Name, and DNS servers, but our ppp
will handle dynamic addresses, netmasks, and network numbers.

Take care,

Bill