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Article #1094Re: ubuntu on the net
From: Sandgroper
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:32
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:32
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"Zebee Johnstone" <zebeej@gmail.com> wrote in message news:slrng7sqnq.fov.zebeej@gmail.com... > In aus.computers.linux on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:02:36 +0100 > Will Kemp <will@xxxx.swaggie.net> wrote: >> >> Dialup connections (in Gnome, at least) are configured with >> system-config-network, which you get to from the main menu -> System -> >> Administration -> Network. It worked perfectly last time i had to >> configure a dialup connection. > > Being, apparently, older than dirt, if I need to set up a dialup > connection I use wvdial on the command line. > > I read the man page (cos I do it so seldom) and edit /etc/wvdial.conf > > I tend to distrust GUIs, especially ones doing things that are seldom > used. I have a working wvdial.conf if you want it . Also here is a howto to set up ppp , it is a bit old , but it is detailed and really good , the author Bill Unrah posts regularly to some of the linux ngs. http://www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naked DSL ? No thanks , I like to wear clothes when I use my computer Sandgroper ------------------------------------ Remove KNICKERS to Email woodbudgie@KNICKERSgmail.com
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X-Google-Thread: 102983,a132804ba3fcd2ac X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!per-qv1-newsstorage1.iinet.net.au!per-qv1-newsstorage1.iinet.net.au!per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail From: "Sandgroper" <woodbudgie@KNICKERSgmail.com> Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux References: <48780da9$0$1024$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <slrng7g52k.54g.zebeej@gmail.com> <slrng7k71c.908.brong@ravna.brong.net> <slrng7q8g7.ao1.zebeej@gmail.com> <bugfk.19755$5U6.12991@newsfe08.ams2> <487e3c4a$0$29845$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au> <YArfk.2422$bt6.2045@newsfe14.ams2> <slrng7sqnq.fov.zebeej@gmail.com> Subject: Re: ubuntu on the net Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:32:46 +0800 Organization: Emu Bitter Country Club ( Wembley ) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Lines: 40 Message-ID: <487f6616$0$29837$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.59.112.46 X-Trace: 1216308758 per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au 29837 203.59.112.46