On Tue, 3 Mar 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ivan & Ines Rojas writes: > > > > Hi there, > > I just finish installing and setting my linux box, which wasn't a easy job > > for a windows user :-) and then I decided to use PPP. > > I install the module accordingly with the PPP-HOWTO but I'm missing the > > ppp-on and ppp-off files. > > > > I have no idea if I did something wrong, eventhough I didn't do much either. > > > > But any ways, my question is: how can I put these files in my system? can I > > just create them from the scratch using emacs or any editor? if that's so, > > where can I get the file templates? > > > > Please help me, I really want to try linux connected to internet, I've been > > trying 4 months to setup this machine and right now I just can logon, mess > > around and type "shutdown -r now". I'm starting to feel a little frustrated > > :-( > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > Ivan > > You probably need to force the de-installation of the PPP package and > re-install it from scratch. I ran into that problem when I first tried to > finalize PPP. Once you re-install the PPP package, follow the directions in > /usr/doc/ppp/README.debian.gz That file will have the most "up-to-date" info. > I kept reading horror stories about how difficult PPP was. When I > de/re-installed PPP and followed the indicated file directions, PPP started up > ok! The only thing which you might want to shutoff from the debian default in > /etc/ppp/options file is the "proxyarp" option if you don't need it. > > -- Get this article from the net: Novice to Novice - A 10-minute Guide for Using PPP to Connect Linux To The Internet - http://www.ssc.com/lj/issue36/ppp.html It shows setup, testing, and in 10 minutes you're done. By the way, use Pico for a beginning editor switch to VIM later i.b.mackey -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .