>>=A0I have been using PCQLinux 7.1 with an external modem for=20
>> the last two months.=20
***Graet ... that's another successful entry !
I have been using Linux since Jan 1999 with PCQ distribution of Red
Hat linux 5.2. But you know pppd in that distro never really worked and Red
Hat lInux 6.1 onwards it got better.
***This seems to be a problem with your kppp configuration. Pl
***check to what device it is configured to. The default is
***/dev/modem. This is normally a symlink to your physical
***device (viz /dev/cuaN or /dev/ttySN, where N=3D0,1,2 etc). Pl
***check this out.
My device in kppp points to /dev/ttyS0 which is COM1.Will create a
symlink for /dev/modem and see.
***I'd advocate using an alternate dialing method like wvdial
***or chat scripts. It is not a good idea using kppp as root
***and do your whole internet session as root.
Hey wait a minute ! I login into the graphical session as a non root
user and supply the root password only for kppp. Is it the same from the
security angle or the lack of it, to logging in as the root user itself at
the graphical login?
***wvdial is really easy, and negotiates bad lines very well.
***After dialing as root (or as an user if enabled with sudo)
***your internet session is best done as an user.
Here I have another problem with rp3 which calls on wvdial. I am able to
connect only the first time in a session. Thereafter I am disconnected
immedietly after the training/handshaking is completed.
***Avoid two things:
***a) regular usage as root (except for sys-admining)
***b) Linuxconf
Thanks for the advice. Will follow it.
Thanks,
G.Sriram,
Trichy.
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