PPP – daemon (have) PPPCONFIG utility (have) pppoeconf (have) – configures PPPoE/ADSL connections (whatever that means) GNOME PPP – have that on a thumb drive WvDial – have that on a thumb drive; hope I have the right one. There were four. Requires other programs, three of which already exists on the machine.
Fred From: g.linuxducks Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 6:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: New to group with QUESTION Okay, some software available in Ubuntu Software Center... (software repository) Search Word for Software "*dial*" ..... *To find software installed* - open Ubuntu Software Center > *click Installed Software tab *or simply type in the name of the software and they are bold type highlighted below as search by name... /*FOUND INSTALLED / should be installed already... */ # *Point-to-Point Protocol* .....provides a standard way to transmit datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard way for the machines at either end of the link to negotiate various optional characteristics of the link. This package is most commonly used to manage a modem for dial-up or certain kinds of broadband connections. # *Text menu based utility for configuring ppp * .....It provides extensive explanations at each step. pppconfig supports PAP, CHAP, and chat methods of authentication. It uses the standard ppp configuration files and sets ppp up so that the standard pon and poff commands can be used to control ppp. Some features supported by pppconfig are: .... *Okay, so PPP is onboard and the PPPCONFIG utility* _/*Software Search / Ubuntu Software Center*/_ This is KDE but may work on Ubuntu desktop.... # *KPPP* .....is a modem dialer for connecting to a dial-up Internet Service Provider. It displays statistics and accounting information to help users keep track of connection costs. This package is part of the KDE 4 networking module. Canonical provides critical updates for KPPP until April 2012. # *GNOME PPP* .....is an easy to use graphical dialup connection configuring and dialing tool with system tray icon support. It uses GNOME/GTK+ for its graphical interface and integrates well in GNOME desktop environment, but it can be used in other environments. It also uses WvDial dialer as its backend, providing simple configuration via config files. You can also use plain wvdial if you don't have X running. Homepage: http://www.gnome-ppp.org/ # *WvDial *.....sacrifices some of the flexibility of programs like "chat" in order to make your dialup configuration easier. When you install this package, your modem will be detected automatically and you need to specify just three parameters: the phone number, username, and password. WvDial knows enough to dial with most modems and log in to most servers without any other help. In particular, you no longer need a "chat script" to handle the most common situations. Canonical provides critical updates for PPP dialer with built-in intelligence until April 2012. ---- Not recommended...... call your ISP ! Warned ! *Slirp* is a TCP/IP emulator which turns an ordinary shell account into a (C)SLIP/PPP account. This allows shell users to use all the funky Internet applications like Netscape, Mosaic, CUSeeMe, etc. Please note that maybe your ISP really doesn't like you using slirp, because they want to charge more for a ppp connection, so use it at your own risk. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
