[H-GEN] Linux Dialup Configuration

Marc Dergacz excal at kermit.humbug.org.au
Wed Feb 10 10:55:26 EST 1999


You would know in Winblows that you have to place in the script at what
line to type specific commands.. eg ppp.. You normally only have to
specify the last few letters of the line at which you type the command..
eg ame: (being for username:) netcfg is fairly straight forward...


On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Doug Young wrote:

> Trouble is I don't know about prompts in Linux .... only in Win98 and WinNT
> and both of those are completely different so the mind boggles what Linux
> wants
> 
> Marc Dergacz wrote:
> 
> > RedHat has a little program that will write you a script.  You create a
> > new ppp device, enter in all relevant information suchas prompts etc..
> > Once you have done all that.. To logon, all you type is 'ifup ppp0' or
> > 'ifdown ppp0' to disconnect
> >
> > On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Doug Young wrote:
> >
> > > Would some knowledgeable linux geek please advise me how to configure
> > > RedHat
> > > to show a terminal window immediately after dialling an ISP so I can
> > > login manually
> > > sorta like with the basic WinNT4 setup (ie when you don't have a script)
> > >
> > >
> 
> 





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