o Append the line 'debug' to his /etc/ppp/options file and then read the log output.
o Activate the check box for 'Show log window' in kppp and watch what happens. o Can you hear the modem speaker whistling away trying to do a handshake with the other end? o Rotating through the options in kppp Configure --> Accounts --> Edit --> Authentication can be helpfull Cheers Ross Drummond On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:23, Alan wrote: > Alan and I are sitting with his new Mepis installation and all seems > well except that we do not know how to connect with kppp. > > It dials but then says that it has timed out trying to start pppd. > > I have never dealt with Linux via a modem and wondered if there are any > quick tips. > > All we set in the kppp config was > Number for Ihug, user login name and password. > > Thanks, > > Rob and Alan
