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[verdesoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Aaron Prohaska)]

Why is it that everyone uses wvdial to connect to the net? I would think
that by now there should be an easier way to Linux ppp working. This is
one thing that has really surprised me.

Aaron

dizzy wrote:
> 
> Aaron Prohaska wrote:
> 
> > Is it safest to do the recompile through the command line only? I didn't
> > think about this before, but will it make a difference that I compiled
> > through x windows?
> >
> > Aaron
> 
> If you're using 5.3 ppp is built into the kernel as is firewall and
> masquerading
> You have to make sure you have ppp installed with the installion though,
> check in yast/install upgrade packages that you have it installed.
> If you'd like an easy way to connect use wvdial as recommended on this list.
> 
> See my page for a link to wvdial. That should get you up and running with
> ppp
> rob
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