[H-GEN] Linux Dialup Configuration

James s350877 at student.uq.edu.au
Wed Feb 10 11:29:21 EST 1999


I'm not sure if it's still available, but I use EZPPP - it's an X
program that has a graphical interface to the pppd program.  If you
can't find it, I could send you the program.......


Doug Young wrote:
> 
> Is it possible to just use a terminal window to login and if so how to make it
> popup
> after dialling ??
> 
> Marc Dergacz wrote:
> 
> > 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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