Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-18 Thread Pollywog
> > >> Medium answer: >> >> WinModem (and other Win* hardware) is a really stupid idea: >> cripple the hardware to save a few manufacturing bucks. >> > Maybe stupid today, but when modems were expensive, it made it possible for people to have a high-speed modem at low cost.

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-18 Thread Craig B
Scott Henry wrote: > Medium answer: > > WinModem (and other Win* hardware) is a really stupid idea: > cripple the hardware to save a few manufacturing bucks. > And unless you have a pretty fast system, you take a big performance hit too. What a rip-off.

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-16 Thread Scott Henry
> "J" == Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: J> I have a WinModem on Com1, Before i go any farther can a J> WinModem work in Linux? Short answer: No. Medium answer: WinModem (and other Win* hardware) is a really stupid idea: cripple the hardware to save a few manufa

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-16 Thread Jerry
To: "Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copies to: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: hi i got a question From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: 16 Sep 1999 07:12:47 -0500 > > I

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-16 Thread andreas palsson
uot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Copies to: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject:Re: hi i got a question > From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date sent: 13 Sep 1999 21:51:01 -0500 > > > Jerry Smith writes: > >

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-16 Thread John Hasler
> I ran pppconfig, pppsetup, and others and tryed to use all of them. They > all didn't give me any errors Type 'pon' (as root), and note what your modem does. Then type 'plog' and post the output. We also need to know what sort of modem you have and what port it is on. -- John Hasler

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-16 Thread Simon Martin
PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: 16 September 1999 11:57 Subject: Re: hi i got a question > To: "Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Copies to: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject:Re: hi i got a question > From: John Hasle

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-16 Thread Jerry
To: "Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copies to: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: hi i got a question From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: 13 Sep 1999 21:51:01 -0500 > Jerr

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-14 Thread John Hasler
Jerry Smith writes: > I use Debian Linux, and have tried pppconfig, pppsetup, and > diald. Pppconfig and pppsetup i had no luck with, What do you mean when you say you had no luck with pppconfig? Exactly what did you do and exactly what happened? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Da

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-14 Thread Carl Fink
[This message has also been posted.] On 14 Sep 99 00:22:41 GMT Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >HI! My name is Jerry Smith. I use Debian Linux, and have tried >pppconfig, pppsetup, and diald. Pppconfig and pppsetup i had no >luck with, diald i got to work without errors but when i try to BitchX

Re: hi i got a question

1999-09-14 Thread Marcin Kurc
You probably made mistake configuring your nameservers. Check /etc/resolv.conf, it should look like this: search nameserver 216.88.77.7 nameserver 216.88.76.6 Assuming that ev1.net is your dialup ISP. On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 07:22:41PM -0500, Jerry wrote: > HI! My name is Jerry Smith. I use