Cheers
Jason
Steve Bell wrote:
Just as an aside to that, when I last had MDK on my system it annoyed me that I had to type in the admin password to run KPPP. Small, I know, but small things bug small minds, I guess.
How do/can you (of course you can, that's why we all love Linux) change that? (newbie instructionset probably req'd!! ;-))
Cheers! Steve
Sorry Yuri, I meant to send that to the list, just realised!!! Duh.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 12:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: installing Mandrake
Good morning! A friend asked me to install Mandrake on his 2001-vintage PC tomorrow. I can't say no, because I have trumpeted Linux quite a bit ;-) so I'll bite the bullet and just do it.
Q1: For Mandrake 9.1/2, is there anything in particular that I should be carefull off?
Q2: Are there any helpfull documents that I can download this afternoon and stick onto a CD?
Q3: Could anybody please supply me with Paradise dailup
detail? Phone number, DNS IPs etc? I'd rather have that
ready, than try to call Paradise for it. Does Paradise
support Linux users?
Use kppp to set up the connection. You should only need to enter the dial-up number, username and password. DNS is set automagically as part of the ppp handshake.
Make sure the authentication is set to "PAP/CHAP" and not "Script".
The dial-up number depends on location: Wellington 086727235 Rest of NZ 086727234
Paradise help desk does not answer linux-specific queries but will try to help linux users by giving out any setting you ask for.
I have submitted an instruction document for setting up kppp to be included on the clear.net and paradise CD-ROM, but it's not signed off yet.
If you're in Chch I'll happily come around and set it up. I'm out of town next week though (Queen Charlotte Track - Yay!)
Yuri (A telstraclear employee)
