On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Aaron Prohaska wrote:
>
> Why is it that everyone uses wvdial to connect to the net? I would think
> that by now there should be an easier way to Linux ppp working. This is
> one thing that has really surprised me.
>
> Aaron
Not everyone does. I use the suseppp included in the 5.3 dist.
The real problem is not that ppp is hard to set up, because if
you know the correct options it is quite easy. The problem is
that most ISP tech support people don't know their own system.
They only know how to set it up in Win95.
One thing (actuallu two) that often need to be added to ppp
options is
ipcp-accept-local ipcp accept-remote
This tells pppd that it should allow the remote computer to
specify what IP number your computer has during this connection
and what IP number your gateway has. If your ISP uses dynamic IPs
(like most ISPs) this is probably required to get it to work.
If you have a static IP, it can't hurt (in my experience).
Why these aren't included in the standard suseppp setup is
beyond me.
The reason many people use wvdial, is that it allows for many
different ISP's systems, so that the info for setting up ppp
under Win95 will usually be enough to set wvdial up.
Regards
Ole Kofoed Hansen
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