answering my own question by searching in Yast's "Install and remove software" for kppp: "The default tool on SuSE is Kinternet, which also handles ISDN and DSL". The window above clearly indicates that kppp is not installed. Note to self - install and try (later).
-----Original Message----- From: Roger Searle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 October 2004 2:51 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: setting up dialup Windows reports an Agere Systems AC97. lspci: reports an Intel AC'97. Yast - Network Devices - Modem - couldn't see the trees for the forest! Autodetects the modem, configured easily, and connected 2 minutes later. It then utilises Kinternet. I was looking for and trying to run kppp at the weekend, perhaps this isn't installed? Anyway, thanks Rik and Volker for your replies, I'm away laughing now. Cheers, Roger -----Original Message----- From: Rik Tindall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 October 2004 12:46 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: setting up dialup Step 1: Establish the exact modem type. Boot into Windows & write down its description of the modem. There may be a package to match it for SuSE. Cheers, Rik Roger Searle wrote: >Next. I'm pleased to be able to report that these days I sometimes boot >into windows and mostly linux, rather than sometimes to linux (referring to >personal rather than work use). While away for the weekend I decided that I >would not use windows for the entire trip, but did have to resort to doing >so to enable dialling up to download email. I couldn't figure out how to >set up my notebook's modem to dial. I recall numerous postings in the past >about the challenges of doing this sort of thing but am keen to have a go. > >I don't even know if my modem is supported or what type it is, except it's >an onboard thing, Acer Travelmate, I'm running SuSE 9.1. Can someone get me >started on setting up a dialup connection? > >Roger >
