> > He has a 2.6.15 kernel & the ltmodem-8.31 matches it. > > everything seems to be ok, except that the /etc/ppp/kppp-options file is > not present. Did anybody actually get kppp set up?
Yes. It was working with my external modem. Wouldn't /etc/ppp/kpp-options be a template file? The specific user's kppp settings would be in their home directory. Hmm. Just checked- it is ~/.kde/share/config/kppprc > To avoid any more hassle for Alan I have suggested that he buys either an > external modem or the DSE XH1154 mentioned by Ross. The problem with this > approach is that we then have a modem which is unsupported by the current > kernel in Alan's Mepis. <snip> > === > Bummer! > > So it looks like an external modem from Computer Future or somewhere. > Anybody on the list got a 56k external dial up modem they could sell to > Alan? > <snip> Yes, but other people have this working. I'll admit it's sometimes more cost-effective to give up, but, but, but. I can't resist a challenge... > > Previously, I have found wvdial to be 'magical'. > Could someone grep the Packages file on the CD to see if Mepis have it on > the CD? Nothing obvious. On the CD there are boot files and then a big image file. No packages file that I can see. A
