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Article #4211Re: New Linux newbie solitaire wants to go see the world!
From: Scott Holder
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:00
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BretzelMail wrote: > Oups! I forgot to put my e-mail---- :( > --> slussier@sprint.ca > > BretzelMail wrote in message ... > >Hi, I would like to know how to make Linux goes to the web!!!! > >( I want to connect to my ISP). > >First: my hardware: > >- Pentium 233 mhz (on the last Asus TX97-LE MB model before PII). > >- 64 MB of SDRAM. > >- enough hdd space to install linux and X 3 times... > > > >Second : Linux package : = RedHat 5.0. (v2.0.31 kernal) > > > >My problem-S-: > > - I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT NETWORKING OR > > PPP setup.... > > I 've browsed some isp's and ppp's HOWTO on my Linux installation > > and found nothing to really help me to understand how can I setup > > my modem and how to connect to my ISP. (Sprint Canada). > > All that I know is the Primary and alternate DNS IP Adress; > > the fact that I do not need a login script; > > My user name and my password-( I'm kidding). > > > > Is some body wants to help me learn that stuff? > > Because: > > I Love Linux OS (I have to use it at work by telnet-ing from win NT4.0) > > I have personal C/C++ programming projects on Linux. > > ( I'm ok for how to use gcc ) > > Then, the Internet is all I need to switch definitively from > > Bill Gates buggy Windows! ( but I have to keep it for 3dfx GAMES! ). > > > > I would realy apreciate your HELP! Sincerely , Bretzel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Like you I knew nothing about networking or ppp setup, so I got a nifty little gadget called XISP, if you use X-Windows, anyway. It works quite nicely. Scott Holder ncc1701@mindspring.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11033e,b56f4b605a1f0978 X-Google-Attributes: gid11033e,public From: Scott Holder <ncc1701@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: New Linux newbie solitaire wants to go see the world! Date: 1998/09/23 Message-ID: <360996D4.6B36054F@mindspring.com> X-Deja-AN: 394194785 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <cKIJ1.2774$ZY.2740753@HME2.newscontent-01.sprint.ca> <SMIJ1.2775$ZY.2743165@HME2.newscontent-01.sprint.ca> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises X-Server-Date: 24 Sep 1998 00:48:59 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: ncc1701@mindspring.com Newsgroups: ahn.tech.linux