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Re: Can't dial up



Incoming from Scotty Fitzgerald:
> Advice please, I can't dial up.
> 
> I am using the K environment, and I enter the command "kppp" and when
> I go to set the device, I can't. My modem is on /dev/ttys4 but that is
> not in the drop down box.  I tried "ln -s /dev/ttys4 /dev/modem" from
> the shell, but when I select /dev/modem from the drop down box, it
> does not work when I hit the button to test modem.  
> 
> Any advice?  Please help.

/usr/sbin/pppconfig

If you do it correctly, "pon" initiates the connection, and "poff"
takes it down.  No futzing around with clunky pointy-clicky crap
necessary. 


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