Difference between revisions of "Dialup configuration"
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* Use the defaults for most things | * Use the defaults for most things | ||
===Use=== | ===Use=== | ||
| − | * to start a connection, type "pon" | + | * to start a connection, type "pon" (if you created a connection with a name other than "provider", you must use "pon <name>") |
* to close a connection, type "poff" | * to close a connection, type "poff" | ||
* to debug (as root) type "plog". this shows the tail of the ppp log. | * to debug (as root) type "plog". this shows the tail of the ppp log. | ||
* to tell if you are connected type "netstat -nr" and look for the ppp0 interface. | * to tell if you are connected type "netstat -nr" and look for the ppp0 interface. | ||
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== kppp == | == kppp == | ||
===Advantages=== | ===Advantages=== | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 30 July 2005
Dialup configuration
pppconfig
Advantages
- reliable
- easy to configure for someone familiar with command line
- can be used by normal user
Disadvantages
- requires root to create new connection and to debug
- not obvious to someone used to a gui interface
Configuration
- open a terminal, become root, type pppconfig
- Use the defaults for most things
Use
- to start a connection, type "pon" (if you created a connection with a name other than "provider", you must use "pon <name>")
- to close a connection, type "poff"
- to debug (as root) type "plog". this shows the tail of the ppp log.
- to tell if you are connected type "netstat -nr" and look for the ppp0 interface.
kppp
Advantages
- Graphical windows-like
- Easy to configure, defaults mostly good
- Easy to get ATI command responses
Disadvantages
- Very flaky, fails to work at reasonable speed on good modems
- buggy