On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:48:00AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:39:56AM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
> > On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
> > > After running 'pppconfig' to install a new dialup connection to a
> > > provider, I need to enter t
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:39:56AM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
> > After running 'pppconfig' to install a new dialup connection to a
> > provider, I need to enter the directory
> >
> > /etc/ppp/peers/
> >
> > and have to change th
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:55:40PM -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> songbird writes:
> > as to specifics why gnome-ppp doesn't work and
> >bugs that's the usual "volunteers do what interests
> >them." if you want it fixed, get the code and fix
> >it. if you want someone else to fix it, pay them.
Please don't break threads (reply to your own posts instead of creating
new ones).
Please *do* include a subject.
On 10/05/12 09:51, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Miles Bader writes:
>
>> It may also be a problem with your service provider -- I had a
>> problem (back when I still used PPP) where the
songbird writes:
> as to specifics why gnome-ppp doesn't work and
>bugs that's the usual "volunteers do what interests
>them." if you want it fixed, get the code and fix
>it. if you want someone else to fix it, pay them.
Yes, that seems to be the core of the issue. The people actually putting
They have other options with higher usage levels. Look at the site more
carefully or send them an email.
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
> From: Indulekha
> Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 5:41
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 10:05:29AM -0700, Go Linux wrote:
> --- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
> >
> > What a hassle!
> > I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
> > here
> > in Tennessee.
> >
> >
>
> Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. S
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 10:05:29AM -0700, Go Linux wrote:
> --- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
> >
> > What a hassle!
> > I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
> > here
> > in Tennessee.
> >
> >
>
> Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. S
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
>
> What a hassle!
> I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
> here
> in Tennessee.
>
>
Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. Service was
reliable until ATT screwed up locally.
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On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
> On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:50:33PM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
>
> > I live in a very remote rural area, so dialup is my only option.
> > Someone else suggested wvdial, which works and is good, but I prefer
> > to use pppconfig to create
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:50:33PM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
> I live in a very remote rural area, so dialup is my only option.
> Someone else suggested wvdial, which works and is good, but I prefer
> to use pppconfig to create the connection, pon/poff to start/end it,
> and pppstatus so I can see
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:12 AM, songbird wrote:
> Paul Zimmerman wrote:
>>
>> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?...
>
> make sure your modem is supported by linux,
> install packages ppp and pppconfig, read a few
> man pages, adjust a few scripts/config files,
> make sure in t
Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?...
make sure your modem is supported by linux,
install packages ppp and pppconfig, read a few
man pages, adjust a few scripts/config files,
make sure in the right groups, done.
works well for me, and is certainly
On 07/05/12 06:16 PM, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been
this way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when
dialup modems were still the main means of Internet access for most
home users, and it was painfully difficult th
On Tue, May 08, 2012 at 10:09:44AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> What's there to throttle? With 56kbits/s (theoretical max. speed) it's
> barely usable with today's sites.
I think you are being generous - gmail, google reader etc. are completely
unusable at that speed unfortunately :( Last time
On Mon, 07 May 2012 15:16:55 -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
(please, no html, thanks)
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
> way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
> modems were still the main means of Internet access for most h
--- On Tue, 5/8/12, Miles Bader wrote:
> From: Miles Bader
> Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 2:31 AM
> It may also be a problem with your
> service provider -- I had a problem
> (back when I stil
It may also be a problem with your service provider -- I had a problem
(back when I still used PPP) where the connection was getting dropped
mysteriously, and [after much frustration trying to figure out what
was happening] it turned out my provider didn't support TCP header
compression; turning of
On Lu, 07 mai 12, 18:05:30, Go Linux wrote:
>
> Be aware though that some phone companies (like ATT locally) are
> intentionally throttling data connections to move used to higher
> paying services. That's why I ultimately had to get off dialup.
What's there to throttle? With 56kbits/s (theore
* Paul Zimmerman [120507 22:36]:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?
...
> Does anyone working on Linux care about dialup? Some people do still
> have uses for it, and some even depend on it.
Unless you have time to burn, the most pragmatic approach likely is to
assign the ta
--- On Mon, 5/7/12, Indulekha wrote:
> From: Indulekha
> Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Monday, May 7, 2012, 7:50 PM
> I prefer to use pppconfig to create the connection, pon/poff
> to start/end it
+1 I was on
On 08/05/12 08:16, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?
I hadn't noticed it was difficult neither dialup as a protocol or
the using your specific modem and dialup.
Is this a request for assistance or just a rant?
>
> Since KDE 4 is such a hog
Hu
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 03:16:55PM -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
>Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
>way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
>modems were still the main means of Internet access for most home
>user
Not difficult at all. There is wvdial package and c-kermit packages
available for that job. I was using c-kermit and mskermit back as far
as 1989 though I only managed my first talking linux installation in
2000. Kermit has a book written about how to use it and my name is in
that book for h
On Tue, May 8, 2012 01:16, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
> way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
> modems were still the main means of Internet access for most home users,
> and it was painfully dif
actually, i was using dialup until 2008 i think --- both ppp and perhaps kermit
(getting a little foggy there).
i certainly did not make any kernel mods to do it.
but i do remember that getting it right was a bear (probably i'm foggy about
it because it is a painful, repressed memory :) ).
dan
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