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From: Kevin Eliuk <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1.5 and Dial-Up PPP 
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On Wed, 28 May 1997, Christopher J. Booth wrote:

> 
> Thank you, Kevin.
> 
> I am almost there! PPP dials out, logs in, and the lower-case ppp turns 
> into upper-case PPP. What next? I have tried keying in "shell" at
> the prompt--is this correct? (I am doing this from the shell, 

As far as I know this feature (shell) does not work, it probably is
for future feature implementation. I simply go to a different virtual
terminal to do my choice of action. I'm sure I seen this in the
archives somewhere.  

> I haven't gotten X working again yet.) I got a terminal, as I
> expected, but when I tried lynx, ftp, and ping, only ping worked.
> 
> Oh, by the way, the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf script didn't dial out until I 
> commented out the line "net:". The modem clicked to attention, but
> it then didn't know what to do. Hmm.
> 

The "net:" allows you to `dial net' at the PPP ON > prompt to initiate
dial. See Re:[FWD]FreeBSD 2.1.5 and Dial-Up PPP 

This allows you the option of more than one provider in your
ppp.conf.

> Thanks again for your help.


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