Re: Dial-up

[Dave Rittenhouse <linuxalot@xxxxxxx>]

I found a software package called WVDIAL it came on my SuSE 6.0 dist. And
it works great.

No scripts to write, just edit the file /etc/wvdial.conf and change the
phone number and thats it, Very easy to use.
for info goto
http://www.worldvisions.ca/wvdial/


At 03:27 PM 3/31/99 +0000, you wrote:
>I am having a problem dialing into my ISP (net-link) under
linux.  When
>i use minicom to dial, it will connect and prompt for the username
and
>password, and once i type all that in, it will start some wierd
symbols
>and stuff.  Then i hit alt-q (i think, i dont remember, its been
a
>while) then i type pppd into a new xterm window.  And it starts
the
>symbols and everything too.  But i ALWAYS get disconnected after
about
>30 to 45 sec after i type my password, it happened so many times i
could
>almost pinpoint the time it would disconnect.  I edited
/etc/resolv.conf
>to show:
>
>        domainname
net-link.net
>        nameserver
205.217.6.2
>        nameserver
205.217.6.3
>
>and my /dev/modem to show:
>
>/dev/modem
>
>115200
>defaultroute
>noipdefault
>asyncmap 0
>debug
>crtscts
>lock
>modem
>
>(all it had in there before was "lock")
>
>Is there anything else i need to edit or add to the edited
files?
>
>Thanks,
>-Alan
>