On Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:16:12 -0500, Rob Owens wrote: > I'm setting up a Debian system for a friend, and he uses a dial-up > modem. It's been many years since I dealt with a modem, so I could use > a few tips. > > I know that winmodems probably won't work, so I may have to swap it out > for something in my old parts bin. What is used to control dialup these > days? Does NetworkManager do it? 5 years ago I was using kppp on > Mandrake...
Use the old good "wvdial" and you're done. It was working years ago and still works as usual. There are also GUI front-ends for it (like kppp or gnome-ppp) but manually editing the configuration file is something what never fails. There is also ppp (pppconfig o gpppon tools) for this task. > This system will have occasional access to wireless high speed internet, > so I need a solution that allows for that as well. I would go NetworkManager for wifi and wvdial for dial-up. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.11.09.12.15...@gmail.com
