On Tue, 27 May 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > I have two linux boxes. I recently bought modems and tried to get it to work > to little or no avail. Please could someone take me through the series of > steps > required to effect this ... > > Jon. > > PS. I have read a lot of the documentation and consulted a few chaps this end > and still remain none the wiser.. > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > >
Jon, You have taken on a fairly complex job here. I suggest that you install ppp and mgetty on both boxes. Then, from each box seperately, contact an external ISP to verify that ppp works. The _last_ step is to get the two boxes to talk together. Lindsay =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia voice +61 9 316 2486 modem +61 9 364-9832 32S, 116E http: Real soon now. debian linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .