Difference between revisions of "Dialup configuration"
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== pppconfig == | == pppconfig == | ||
| − | Advantages | + | ===Advantages=== |
* reliable | * reliable | ||
* easy to configure for someone familiar with command line | * easy to configure for someone familiar with command line | ||
* can be used by normal user | * can be used by normal user | ||
| − | Disadvantages | + | ===Disadvantages=== |
* requires root to create new connection and to debug | * requires root to create new connection and to debug | ||
* not obvious to someone used to a gui interface | * 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" | ||
| + | * 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 == | == kppp == | ||
| − | Advantages | + | ===Advantages=== |
*Graphical windows-like | *Graphical windows-like | ||
*Easy to configure, defaults mostly good | *Easy to configure, defaults mostly good | ||
*Easy to get ATI command responses | *Easy to get ATI command responses | ||
| − | Disadvantages | + | ===Disadvantages=== |
*Very flaky, fails to work at reasonable speed on good modems | *Very flaky, fails to work at reasonable speed on good modems | ||
*buggy | *buggy | ||
[[Category:Tech support]] | [[Category:Tech support]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 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"
- 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