Hi Matthew
I've got an external modem working fine using GnomePPP on Ubuntu 5.10.
I found the same if you "activate" it under "System > Preferences >
Networking" it dials up at boot however if you just configure GnomePPP
you can dial manually.
It doesn't end the connection when you log out though, you have to quit
the connection manually, there is a ppp kill app available I think but I
haven't tried it.
cheers..............dave G
Matthew Whiting wrote:
Hi all,
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?
Cheers
Matthew
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cheers................Dave G
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