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[chris.reeves@xxxxxxxxx (Chris Reeves)]

Dave Trombly wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>     I just recently tried to run ppp on S.u.S.E Linux 6.3 and I used Wvdial,
> it will dial the number and log me in, but after that, nothing happens.  I
> can type
> commands in (this is in terminal mode, by the way) but they don't register at
> all.
> Basically nothing happens.
>     I've tried to run Wvdial through an X server and then run Netscape after
> I connect
> with my provider, that dosen't do anything either. Netscape dosen't recognize
> that I'm
> connected.   I haven't been able to fix this problem yet.  Any advice ?

Maybe the ppp daemon hasn't been started.
IIRC, pppd doesn't start until after you have logged in. If you're not getting
anything else, it could be because it is waiting for ppp type stuff. You could
try setting:
Stupid Mode = 1
in your wvdial.conf file.

Hope that helps,
        Chris

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