TAke a look at the program kppp. When i first set up a ppp connection
in RH6 I went the linuxconf/usernet route and did not like it. Then
someone on some list suggested the kppp program and it works just fine,
and it is no harder than linuxconf to set up.
On Sun, 25 Jul 1999, Richard Salts wrote:
> I have Linux RH 6.0 setup and running and I think I have configured a PPP
> setup all right. Modem functions and calls (or seems to) my ISP and, I
> believe connects to it via the test connect that linuxconf has to test to
> see that commurnications work as they should.
>
> Now all I have to do is to find a way where I can dial up my Internet ISP
> like I can do in Windows 98 and I can probably send and receive mail, etc
> using Linux possibly instead of Windows.
>
> Is there any way or program I can use in this boxed version of Linux Red
> Hat 6.0 that will enable me to do that? The Installation Guide talks about
> a 'usernet' utility to control my dial-up networking connection on a daily
> basis. I have seen the usernet 'man' pages for more information but those
> were not helpful in assisting me in actually setting up some sort of
> control to use my dial-up connection with.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about how to set up a Linux RH 6.0 dial-up
> connection? I would like to hear thoughts on this.
> Richard Salts
>
