On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 21:44, Damon Lynch wrote: > Hi, > > Are the GUI network tools supposed to take care of all changes needed to > connect through KPPP instead of through an already configured ethernet > adapter? That is, change the default gateway, change shorewall > configuration, and make sure that DNS is ok? And do all of this with > the ethernet adapter still present? I recently had to change the way > Mandrake connects to the Internet, from cable to regular modem. I tried > the GUI tool without success, but was able to figure it out manually > after a little research and changes in /etc/sysconfig/network > > If the network GUI tools are supposed to do this automatically (with the > different profiles), then I suppose there is a bug in them. Or else it > is a missing feature? Can someone replicate this in the 9.1 beta? > > Thanks, > Damon
I have to admit that I have always had problems with this. At home I have adsl and at work a small, fixed-IP mixed lan, with dial-up internet connection.Every time I move my laptop from one location to the other, I have to set up the network connection from scratch.And even then I have great difficulty in dialling out: it seems to connect OK according to the log in kppp but nothing happens and my browser, for example, can't access its home page.If I reconfigure the modem 2-3 times from scratch, eventually it is OK, though the settings are always the same. Setting up two profiles makes no difference. So at work I just set up the lan manually then use wvdial for dialling out. David -- Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur
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