Re: ppp connection <newbie>
On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Thomas Rankin wrote:
> I have all of the information to create a ppp
> connection, but I don't know how to do it.
That's fine.
> I played a little with ppp, pon, and poff and stuff. I edited a few
> files, and actually got the modem to dial, but that is as far as it
> goes.
Eventually this could be a prob. If nothing works, _purge_ the ppp package
and reinstall it.
> I also saw a program called diald, don't know how to set it up
> either.
diald does the pon/poff job automatically for you. But this means, that
you have no explicit control about the ppp connection.
> Can some one describe the files that I need to alter to create a dialup
> ppp connection.
This should really be a FAQ/HOWTO with Debian. But look at
http://www.math.jhu.edu/~martind/mybox.html
> Do I need to issue a command after the program dials the server.
If you want to execute any command after the ppp link is established,
/etc/ppp/ip-up is the right file.
> Sorry, I really am a newbie.......
Newbies are humans too. And I'm a newbie too. Don't mind it.
Bye
Daniel
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