Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(
On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, John Miskinis wrote:
> I noticed that the /dev/modem worked also, but I wanted to be
> sure that it was using ttyS2 for now. I am also trying everything
> as root for now. I tried "pon" but it complained about some things
> that I have not yet configured (in diald?).
About what exactly (btw. pon is not related to diald)? This may be the
small peice missing.
> I figured it would be best to get the manual connection method
> working first, to ensure everything is OK, before automating...
Usualy pon is 'very' manual, just an two lined wraper script to call pppd:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/pppd call ${1:-provider}
pon/poff is in my oppinion the most easy way to make an ppp connection.
Martin
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