On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:39:56AM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
After running 'pppconfig' to install a new dialup connection to a
provider, I need to enter the directory
/etc/ppp/peers/
and have to change the group of
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:48:00AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:39:56AM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
After running 'pppconfig' to install a new dialup connection to a
provider, I need to enter the
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:12 AM, songbird songb...@anthive.com wrote:
Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?...
make sure your modem is supported by linux,
install packages ppp and pppconfig, read a few
man pages, adjust a few scripts/config files,
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:50:33PM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
I live in a very remote rural area, so dialup is my only option.
Someone else suggested wvdial, which works and is good, but I prefer
to use pppconfig to create the connection, pon/poff to start/end it,
and pppstatus so I can see
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:50:33PM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
I live in a very remote rural area, so dialup is my only option.
Someone else suggested wvdial, which works and is good, but I prefer
to use pppconfig to create the
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com wrote:
What a hassle!
I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
here
in Tennessee.
Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. Service was
reliable until ATT screwed up locally.
--
To
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 10:05:29AM -0700, Go Linux wrote:
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com wrote:
What a hassle!
I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
here
in Tennessee.
Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 10:05:29AM -0700, Go Linux wrote:
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com wrote:
What a hassle!
I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
here
in Tennessee.
Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux
They have other options with higher usage levels. Look at the site more
carefully or send them an email.
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com wrote:
From: Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com
Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date
songbird songb...@anthive.com writes:
as to specifics why gnome-ppp doesn't work and
bugs that's the usual volunteers do what interests
them. if you want it fixed, get the code and fix
it. if you want someone else to fix it, pay them.
Yes, that seems to be the core of the issue. The people
Please don't break threads (reply to your own posts instead of creating
new ones).
Please *do* include a subject.
On 10/05/12 09:51, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Miles Bader mi...@gnu.org writes:
It may also be a problem with your service provider -- I had a
problem (back when I still used PPP)
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:55:40PM -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
songbird songb...@anthive.com writes:
as to specifics why gnome-ppp doesn't work and
bugs that's the usual volunteers do what interests
them. if you want it fixed, get the code and fix
it. if you want someone else to fix it,
* Paul Zimmerman aiwa...@yahoo.com [120507 22:36]:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?
...
Does anyone working on Linux care about dialup? Some people do still
have uses for it, and some even depend on it.
Unless you have time to burn, the most pragmatic approach likely is
On Lu, 07 mai 12, 18:05:30, Go Linux wrote:
Be aware though that some phone companies (like ATT locally) are
intentionally throttling data connections to move used to higher
paying services. That's why I ultimately had to get off dialup.
What's there to throttle? With 56kbits/s
It may also be a problem with your service provider -- I had a problem
(back when I still used PPP) where the connection was getting dropped
mysteriously, and [after much frustration trying to figure out what
was happening] it turned out my provider didn't support TCP header
compression; turning
--- On Tue, 5/8/12, Miles Bader mi...@gnu.org wrote:
From: Miles Bader mi...@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 2:31 AM
It may also be a problem with your
service provider -- I had a problem
(back when I still
On Mon, 07 May 2012 15:16:55 -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
(please, no html, thanks)
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
modems were still the main means of Internet access for most
On Tue, May 08, 2012 at 10:09:44AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
What's there to throttle? With 56kbits/s (theoretical max. speed) it's
barely usable with today's sites.
I think you are being generous - gmail, google reader etc. are completely
unusable at that speed unfortunately :( Last time I
On 07/05/12 06:16 PM, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been
this way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when
dialup modems were still the main means of Internet access for most
home users, and it was painfully difficult
Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?...
make sure your modem is supported by linux,
install packages ppp and pppconfig, read a few
man pages, adjust a few scripts/config files,
make sure in the right groups, done.
works well for me, and is certainly
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this way for
many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup modems were
still the main means of Internet access for most home users, and it was
painfully difficult then, as well.
Since KDE 4 is such a hog I
actually, i was using dialup until 2008 i think --- both ppp and perhaps kermit
(getting a little foggy there).
i certainly did not make any kernel mods to do it.
but i do remember that getting it right was a bear (probably i'm foggy about
it because it is a painful, repressed memory :) ).
dan
On Tue, May 8, 2012 01:16, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
modems were still the main means of Internet access for most home users,
and it was painfully
Not difficult at all. There is wvdial package and c-kermit packages
available for that job. I was using c-kermit and mskermit back as far
as 1989 though I only managed my first talking linux installation in
2000. Kermit has a book written about how to use it and my name is in
that book for
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 03:16:55PM -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
modems were still the main means of Internet access for most home
users,
On 08/05/12 08:16, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?
I hadn't noticed it was difficult neither dialup as a protocol or
the using your specific modem and dialup.
snipped
Is this a request for assistance or just a rant?
Since KDE 4 is such a
--- On Mon, 5/7/12, Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com wrote:
From: Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com
Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Monday, May 7, 2012, 7:50 PM
I prefer to use pppconfig to create the connection, pon/poff
to start
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