The whole point is I believe Linux is dial up ready out of the box just like it is ethernet ready (broadband/dsl) and wireless ready (wi fi). I have found that only the ethernet ready connection settings are in by default. To use wireless or dial up, you must click new connection in the Update Manager. Since I use it for wireless, I know that it is named wlan0 or there will never be anyway to ever get on wireless no matter how much stuff you keep on installing. This is the same for dial up to my knowledge, and no matter how much you keep installing it is not going to work until a new connection is set up in connection manager which is the connection name I am trying to find.
Like ethernet is named " Auto eth0 " by default or you will never got online no matter how much stuff is installed. It is 'tarded to think someone would make a computer and computer system that you have to put together anything to get an internet connection. They don't. All computers and systems come internet connect ready period. The only exception is the wireless modem that may not be supported here there or everywhere. Technology changes does effect wireless. The old v.92 dial up modem has been here since I have been on computers since 2001. All computers and operating systems come ready connect for that as well as broadband/dsl. You generally cal in to the ISP to start subscription and any necessary connection settings and or software. This does not have anything to do with computer connectivity - it is an ISP issue. I am waiting for an answer myself from anyone who uses Linux dial up for the connection setting name. Unfortunately the world is moving towards broadband/dsl particularly in the USA. That is reflected in Linux as they for some reason expect that everyone going to use it is on broadband/dsl montly subscription. It is the ONLY default connection set up out of the box for some reason and shows. Personally I would never go back to dial up and would take satellite high speed if broadband/dsl was not available in my area. Dial up is just to ridiculous to use in todays computing I am sorry to say, but is reality. The only reason I am trying to hook up Linux dial up is like if I were to change dsl providers I would have a dial up account free to use while waiting which for one is 10 hours free a month from Juno.com. There has to be somebody out here that uses Linux on dial up ! will they please answer ! -------------------------------------------------- From: "Fred Lieberman" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 3:49 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: New to group with QUESTION > 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 > ------------------------------------ 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/
