Hello all,
I've been testing the above 3 distros, and with every single one getting
dial-up networking to work is a serious hassle. KPPP does not do the job,
nor does the RH PPP dialer. For every one I have to dig into the guts of
the system (hurrah for "Running Linux"!).
In RH 6.1 I had to install ppp & start from scratch. Same symptom every
one: it dials, "ppp daemon dies unexpectedly." In fact I am majorly peeved
with RH 6.1, sucker shipped with a lot of glitches.
It seems I am not the only one with this difficulty, the vendor newsgroups
are full of similar tales of woe. I also hear from people who get up and
running easily, using KPPP. It seems the vendors would want to make
connecting to the Internet as no-brainer as possible, given they are trying
to expand their markets, and getting online is job 1 for most users. My
expectation is to input the usual information- login, password, DNS
servers, and dialup number- Then connect and surf happily. (Except for
poopy ole Netscape, but that rant is for another day.)
As I have finally gotten connected with all 3, I was wondering if anyone
has some insights to offer. Is there a common procedure I am missing? Has
anyone gotten setup successfully just using KPPP or RH PPP dialer? Is it an
ISP thing?
Thanks very much,
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Carla Schroder
www.bratgrrl.com
Ace PC Goddess
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