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Slackware Dialup Issues

This is a discussion on Slackware Dialup Issues within the Slackware Linux Support forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> On 2007-11-21, wmreinemer@tns.net <wmreinemer@tns.net> wrote: > On Nov 20, 3:50 pm, Tom N <t...@somewhere.com> wrote: >> On 2007-11-20, wmreine...@tns.net ...


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Old 02-21-2008, 04:41 AM
Tom N
 
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Default Re: Slackware Dialup Issues

On 2007-11-21, wmreinemer@tns.net <wmreinemer@tns.net> wrote:
> On Nov 20, 3:50 pm, Tom N <t...@somewhere.com> wrote:
>> On 2007-11-20, wmreine...@tns.net <wmreine...@tns.net> wrote:

>


....


> I got in the habit of having open terminals/shells on the Amiga.
> There are anywhere up to three or four terminals up at any
> given time.
>
> I rewrote /sbin/ppp-go to include a phone number selection menu.
> The dialer script is invoked from an admin menu that is brought
> up by su -c in a user shell. IF you break out of the admin menu,
> you end up in a user, not root shell.
>
> Why that one line in modeprobe.conf enables kppp to work, I have
> no clue.


I've been looking into it. I think it just gives that alias to
a different module, in this case the one you need.

> There seems to be some major differences between 10.2 and 12.0


Could be.

>
> I will download your scripts and take a look at them, thanks.


Sure.

>
> If you would like to look at my admin menu and scripts, let me know.


If they are just shell scripts, I'd love to. I run Slack from xterms
(no KDE or anything like that -- just ratpoison)

> At least I can access the Internet. Now I need to setup sound,


Just did that myself. See the recent thread. Install alsa and the
libs and run alsaconf, for starters.

> printer,
> & etc;.
>
> "Damncomputer" is one word!!!
>


:-)

Take 'er easy,

Tom






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