From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 15 17:26:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA00228 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:26:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA00221 for ; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:26:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-113.laker.net [208.0.233.13]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id UAA01764; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 20:26:21 -0500 Message-Id: <199812160126.UAA01764@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "Floris v. Gog" , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 20:23:33 -0500 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.01.1600) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: PPP and XWindows do the tango Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 01:53:18 +0100, Floris v. Gog wrote: >when i try to dial in to my ISP (being >root, in the first console) and then switch over to console 2 with >alt-F2, then log in as a user!=root, and then run X windows, the dialing >stops. is this right or is it a feature? What version of freebsd? How are you starting X and which window manager? Which version of XFree86 ?? Which ppp are you using ? In case you don't know, there's pppd (see man pppd), iijppd (see man ppp), and kpppd (I think, which is a kde utility and may depend on pppd). I'm running -stable (2.2.8), cvsupped Dec 10th, XFree86 3.3.3. I use startx to launch the X server and fvwm95 for a window manager. I also have fvwm, kde, and afterstep installed, because I'm trying them out, but I've really only spent time with kde so far... I'm not experiencing the same anomaly. I've unsubscribed from the list till I get back from Christmas vacation, so cc me if you will, and don't forget to cc the list so others have a chance... Steve Friedrich Viva la FreeBSD!! Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message