RE: Why is PPP so screwed up!?!?!
On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Peter Iannarelli wrote:
> I'd like to say the getting PPP up and running was a breeze.
> Took about an hour. (1 hour because I had to install hardware,
> and track down a priviledge level issue on a cuaX.)
>
> The actual ppp stuff took abount 10-15 minutes.
> "Dial out with dynamic ip"
>
> I don't see what all the whining is about.
>
AHEM...
Just because PPP works for you doesn't necessarily mean it works as easily
for others. This is due to the fact that ISPs differ in how they establish
PPP connections. You shouldn't assume that others have the same type of
PPP setup as you do, as there are literrally hundreds of differing ISPs
out there. I've helped a couple people install PPP on their Linux boxes,
and it can vary from a no-brainer to a night in hell.
What's the solution, you ask? Get PPP connections standardized.
Will
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