Re: [newbie] pppd

[Raffaele Belardi]

If you don't want to use the MDK control center you could install one of the diallers like kpppd (it's in kde-networking) or the gnome equivalent, of which I don't remember the name, or any other dialler.

But be warned that pppd MUST run as root. That doesn't mean that you must be root to start it, it normally is suid. Check for example chapter 14 of the PPP HOWTO (for example at http://www.tldp.org/).

raffaele

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hello Newbie List,

  What  is  the  best  way  to manage my dial-up modem connections? At
  present,  I  do  it via Mandrake Control Center. But I guess it is a
  security  risk, since you have to run pppd as root. Is there any way
  I can do it differently?

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