Yep, gnome-ppp works a treat. Thanks Richard and Stephen.
Regards
Matthew
Matthew Whiting wrote:
Wondering what would be the recommended way of controlling a dial-up
connection with Ubuntu or similar? My modem works nicely but only
when I can connect :-) Under 'Network Settings' if I set the Modem
Connection to activated and select 'Set modem as default route to
internet' it dials up when I start up my machine. Thats cool
providing I want to connect to the net straight off. If I deselect
the default route option I have a hard job consistently controlling
the connection by activating/deactivating the Modem Connection.
Would there be a better way to connect? I try using kppp but after
clicking connect it doesn't really seem to do much. How could I
better monitor what is actually going on behind the scenes?
Use Synaptic search to install package gnome-ppp. Easy to configure.
Let us know if there's any problem. You might have to add a new
repository.
- Avoid 'Network Settings' except to monitor on/off thereafter, though
it's good for NICs & Wifi. I "Add to Panel" (right click on the one at
screen top) the Network Monitor & System Monitor, to better keep an
eye on connection traffic.
hth,
