:: On 21 Apr 2000 18:32:34 -0400, Arcady Genkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
That's what I set up for myself here... All I did was to run pppconfig, add my user to the dip group, and add the "modemlights" applet to the gnome panel (and configuring, of course)... You click on a little button, and it calls pon <provider>; you click again and it calls poff. J. > Next week I'm going to install Debian on his computer. Basically, I am > thinking of setting up Gnome, and stuffing everything he could need in > a root menu and clickable icons. He is no dummy, but has very little > knowledge of computers besides most common applications. > How easy is it to configure a ppp connection as a desktop icon? (I'm on > a cable modem, and have never configured ppp under Linux). > I'll be very greatful for any suggestions and ideas! -- Jeronimo Pellegrini Institute of Computing - Unicamp - Brazil http://www.dcc.unicamp.br/~jeronimo mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]