I imagine the DSL modem has a built-in DHCP server, router, and NAT.

If you haven't installed NetBSD yet, then you can have sysinst perform
DHCP autoconfiguration for a network install.

If you have already installed, then you can enable DHCP, for example:
echo dhclient=YES >>/etc/rc.conf
/etc/rc.d/dhclient start

Cheers,

Ben

On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 03:40:19PM -0700, Mark E wrote:
> I was just chatting online with my dsl help service,
> they told me the dsl modem has builtin pppoe and it
> will automatically detect a connection.  I guess I
> should boot netbsd with the modem connected?  Then
> what, download an internet software package?