Subject: Re: PPP Connection
From: Gotse Grosdanof (gotseg@pirate.ca)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 08:50:04 MST
I also couldn't get PPP to work on a desktop G4 400 after trying everyones
advice. Also couldn't get PPPOE for high speed ADSL Modem.....MY
SOLUTION>>>>>>>>>I GOT A DSL ROUTER/SWITCHER FROM SMC AND REINSTALLED WITH
CONFIGURING NETWORK FOR DHCP AND PRESTO I'M ONLINE! NOT A VERY PATIENT
SOLUTION BUT I'M NEW TO LINUX AS WELL AND WITHOUT BEING ONLINE....WHATS THE
POINT.
CHEERS!
Dylan Ward wrote:
> You answered my question the other day (29/12/01: "Re: Modem trouble")
> about getting a PowerBook to dial out to my ISP. I followed your advice
> and I am still getting the error message "Sorry, can't open modem". I
> am using kppp as well, but it just does not want to see the modem. I am
> still fairly new to Linux, so I keep thinking maybe I have missed
> something. Can you help me with anything? All help is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dylan
>
> P.S. Thanks for responding the last time...
>
> On Tuesday, January 1, 2002, at 11:08 , Andy Hocker wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Chuck Franklin wrote:
> >
> >> Has anyone resolved how to get an iBook to make a ppp connection with
> >> YDL
> >> 2.1? Reviewing the archives I found a HOWTO about editing the
> >> ppp-on-dialer
> >> script, but it fails, with numerous errors when you do a perl -c on the
> >> script.
> >>
> >
> > I use kppp to do PPP with my iBook and it worked fine after
> > a little futzing around...
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > Andy Hocker office: CDF trailer 168-O
> > University of Rochester phone: (630)-840-8622
> > Fermilab/CDF - M.S. 318 fax: (630)-840-2968
> > PO Box 500 e: hocker@fnal.gov
> > Batavia, IL 60510 hey ho: let's go
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> >
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