Michael Polak wrote:
>
> The problem is, that each distribution uses slightly
> different filenames at least for login script, only
> constant filename is /etc/ppp/options.
The name given to the login script is irrelevant.
The name is specified in /etc/ppp/options (or on the
command line), so you can give it any name you like.
> So Arachne should in fact create its own ppp
> configuration files and call "pppd" and "chat"
> utilities on its own, without affecting main ppp
> configuration.
No. If the user already has ppp configured, then
Arachne should not configure it again. This is a
sure way to annoy experienced Linux users.
The vast majority of Linux users will already
have ppp configured. And the remainder will
have a ppp configuration tool in their distribution.
This tool will be more appropriate than any Arachne
wizard.
Linux is not DOS. Every full Linux distribution
comes with ppp configuration tools and READMEs.
In contrast, the DOS installation disks do not
include ppp and many DOS users do not have ppp
configuration tools on their systems.
It is, therefore, very useful for Arachne to do
ppp configuration for DOS users. But this is
_not_ useful for Linux users.
Cheers,
Steven
