At 07:34 PM 1/5/98 -0500, you wrote: >dave mallery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> could someone explain where i can find an explanation for the fields >> in /etc/ppp.options_out? > >Look at what the command pon does: > >cush:~$ which pon >/usr/bin/pon >cush:~$ cat /usr/bin/pon >#!/bin/sh >if [ -r /etc/ppp.options_out -a -r /etc/ppp.chatscript ]; then > /usr/sbin/pppd connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp.chatscript" `cat /etc/ppp.options_out` >else > echo "You do not have permissions to access /etc/ppp.chatscript or /etc/ppp.options_out" >fi > >As you can see, pon is just a little shell script that calls >/usr/sbin/pppd with the following arguments: >connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp.chatscript" >and whatever is in /etc/ppp.options_out > >So to find out more, look at the manpage for pppd. > > hi daniel
i wanted to thank you for a great answer that teaches. i came to debian full of frustration at microsoft... unfortunately my long (1969) background never included unix by any name (mostly RSTS and VMS) and i am clambering up a huge learning curve. i think when i am done, i will write a HOWTO entitled: everything i needed to know (and didn't) when the install ended... currently having fits with the modem via the chatscript, but feel like i am in control. thanks again dave -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
