On Sun, 16 May 1999, Koyote wrote:
>
> Okay,a l- I finally got a ppp connection with my isp in linux. (the
> gnome-ppp is a sweet app, if anyone wants to know. Script writing is
> simplistic, but simple :) Tak feydir, gracias, and thanx to Mike
> Trausch for the line by line help!
>
> 1. Netscape (the only browser I tried so far) wants me to change the
> $SOCKS_NS variable to reflect my dns. Cool, but where is this? (If I
> had a netscape manual, I would read it.)
>
There is a file in your home DIR called ".bash_profile"... Add the
following lines to it:
SOCKS_NS=(DNS here)
export SOCKS_NS
> 2. I'm going to have to use netscape for the girlfriend's browsing and
> email- it's what she likes. I haven't decided on pine, mutt, etc. But
> I do not have a good list of alternate browsers- any suggestions?
> (Ease of use is warranted at this time.)
>
Use KDE Mail, or you can use Netscape Mail. I like KDE mail, myself. :^)
> Now- I'm off to try and set up the email accounts for the system...
>
> Koyote
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Michael B. Trausch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 10:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Connection Time
>
>
> >You can get this info from your log files by looking at the
> timestamps for
> >the start and end of pppd processes. Or do you need something more
> active
> >than this? You could, I suppose, add some sort of time logging to the
> >scripts that start and end the pppd connection -- I did this years
> ago for a
> >Linux host that was acting as a terminal server, providing shell and
> ppp
> >access over 8 modem lines.
> >
> >At 09:40 PM 5/14/99 -0400, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> >>Does anyone know of a way that I can figure out how long a given
> computer
> >>has been connected to a network interface? I want to be able to
> check to
> >>see how long my PPP connection has been up. ;)
> >------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> >Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> >762 Garland Drive
> >Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603
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