Sorry, i might be missing a bit of this story, but couldnt you use KPPP?
its pretty simple to configure and you should be good to go in a couple
of minuites.
-- Jamie
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>From: Benjamin Sher[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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>Sent: 22 August 2001 20:23
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>Subject: [newbie] Internet Connection -- Correction
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>Dear W.C. Baker:
>
>Correction below. My apologies.
>
>You are right. To connect to the Internet you need to click on the MANDRAKE
>CONTROL CENTER icon, Network and Internet, Connection. Don't touch the
>Internet Sharing button unless youa re connecting two computers. The
>Connection interface is quite confusing. Use the Configure wizard at the
>bottom right. I hope LM 8.1 will feature a more streamlined, accessible
>interface for all this.
>
>Benjamin
>
>On Wednesday 22 August 2001 18:50, you wrote:
>> Hi! I very recently installed Mandrake 8.0. The "internet" desktop icon
>> in KDE (and I think, in Gnome, too) does not give me a button to connect &
>> disconnect to Internet. . . I'm wondering how I can go about
>> troubleshooting this problem.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -warren
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