check the man pages for /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/hosts, and wvdial. you'll need to know the IP addresses for your ISPs nameservers, the port for your modem, and its speed.
Simon R Tod wrote: > > I have acquired a username, password and phone number for a local isp > and am having trouble setting up a dial-up connection. I've been trying > to use the default PPP utility that comes with GNOME but it seems to > want lots additional information I don't know how to provide. > Any help much appreciated. > -- > srt > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]