Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 09:24:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Frank Seltzer <frankd@yoda.fdt.net> To: wb2oyc@cyberenet.net Cc: Charlie Root <root@gemini.gouverneur.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: ppp.conf for iij Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961005092254.2906M-100000@Kryten.nina.org> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.961005124443.wb2oyc@cyberenet.net>
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On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 wb2oyc@cyberenet.net wrote: > On 04-Oct-96 Charlie Root wrote: > >>I would really like to make use of the ppp.conf for tun0 but > >I can't get my modem to dial using it. I have a USR 14.4 Sportster. > >I can call out manually, but I prefer the script method. Any > >suggestions. > > Well, they say misery loves company, so I thought I'd let you > know that I'm waiting to see some answer to this one myself! I > can't get the damn thing to dial either, and haven't been able > to with three different installations. All have different modems, > and ports, etc, but on all of them I have to use 'term' mode and > manually dial/login to my ISP. There is some magic involved to > make it work apparently, and its not intuitively obvious to the > most casual observer... :) Linux PPP, with all its problems with > it being a moving target is far superior to this as far as I can > see. Just my .02 worth here. Most people suggest not running routed with a PPP linkup but I have found that PPP won't dial without it. > Paul > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: wb2oyc@cyberenet.net > Date: 10/05/96 > Time: 12:27:27 > > This message was sent by XF-Mail > ---------------------------------- > > Frank -- Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a draft dodger sleeps in the White House - anonymous
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