On Sat, 2002-12-07 at 05:00, Mark Weaver wrote: > David Robertson wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 11:41, Mark Weaver wrote:
> > David, > > How is it that you're configuring your network and dialup settings? I've > got two Mandrake 8.2 servers running. Setup network once and haven't had > to touch it since. One Mandrake 9.0 server running - same thing there. > My workstation at home is Mandrake 9.0 on my home LAN and again, set the > Network settings when I installed the system and haven't had to > reconfigure once. I dare say there's got to be something drastically > different in the you and I are doing it and not something wrong with the > software. > > Mark I have LM9.0 installed on an Asus laptop which I use between home and the office so, to be honest, it's not completely straightforward. Home connection is simple as I have ADSL through a small LAN protected by a router, so no problem there. I have that set up as my "default" profile in the control center. I set up a "work" profile with a fixed IP to my office LAN and internet connection by dial-up through a pcmcia modem.This profile just gets "forgotten" each time I start up and when I'm at work I have to reconfigure all the settings each time. Even after that, on trying to dial out, a connection seems to be made and then the ppp daemon dies. This happens trying control centre, kppp or gnome-ppp to connect. I have always had that particular problem with LM, even going back to 7.something when I first tried it. So I now just use wvdial and it works. I'm quite sure it is me and not the software. I just find that network settings are more difficult to configure and maintain in LM than in other distros. I also would like to be able to dial out as user and not as root each time.I have added myself to pppusers. David
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