Hi, My name is Fred. I am 68 and I live upstate NY. I can only access the internet using dial-up. I want to switch from using Windows XP to Ubuntu. My ISP will not help me as they quote unquote: do not support that product.
MAJOR ISSUE - How do I access the internet using Ubuntu regardless of my ISP, while remaining on dial-up. One of the members of the Yahoo Ubuntu group suggested this group with the hope you may be able to solve my problem. BACKGROUND 1) Where I live, high speed internet is not available outside of satellite. 2) My desktop (2004 - XP) developed issues some of which I cleared up, some I have yet to clear up, some I do not trust on the machine. 3) Months ago, I installed Ubuntu 10.04.1 (dual boot) from a CD (DVD unit not working). PROBLEM I cannot dial out into the internet. The CD I used came without a dial-up software so I cannot use Ubuntu to dial out. WHAT WAS DONE 1) I installed the modem software. 2) I found the Terminal and configured a connection using - pppconfig. 3) Again, on the Terminal, I entered the command - sudo adduser YOURNAMEHERE dip - successfully. 4) When I tried to enter - sudo adduser YOURNAMEHERE dialout - it said I did not have to do it. 5) I tried to use - pon comcast - to access the internet and got nowhere. So, I tried another route. I downloaded Gnome ppp to a thumb drive but could not install it because WV Dial was not in the machine. I found WV Dial, but there were four versions. Do I assume the ppp version is the correct one or do I need all four versions. To install any of the four requires about 10 programs which should be on the machine. MY QUESTIONS 1) Is there a solution that works or should I abandon this process? 2) Is Mepis a better program to work with because it is US based and for that reason has a dial-up program already installed on it? I appreciate all the help I can get. Fred ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
