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Article #59764Re: How to set up PPP
From: Scott Hamilton
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
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linptl@luxor.latrobe.edu.au (Phuc Thien LE) writes:
>How do I setup linux to connect to internet provider use PPP ?
>This is how I run ppp under windows:
>1. Using trumpet dial in the provider, at annex prompt type 'ppp'
>2. I then enter username and password.
>3. Trumpet winsock then detect the ppp link.
>4. the IP address is dynamically allocated.
>I then have the link.
>I have try these under linux, but does not work:
>1. My network is loopback.
>2. Run minicom to dialin the provider
>3. login ppp as above
>4. exit minicom without hangup or reset
>5. run pppd /dev/cua2 38400 noipdefault
you need to make the new ip the default gateway.
try:
pppd /dev/cua2 38400 defaultroute
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,1219fb7a13da31c1,start X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: ash02@uow.edu.au (Scott Hamilton) Subject: Re: How to set up PPP Date: 1995/11/17 Message-ID: <48ge1i$67d@wumpus.cc.uow.edu.au> X-Deja-AN: 119487074 sender: ash02@wumpus.cc.uow.edu.au references: <48ek71$7mb@lugb.latrobe.edu.au> organization: University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia. newsgroups: aus.computers.linux