>I am a newbie at linux . I am using redhat linux 5.0 on a intel pentium >machine . I seem to have a problem with the pppd which is of pppd 2.3.3 Until the symptoms become specific, you might want to read this: Dial-On-Demand mini-HOWTO Version 1.0, 28 July 1996 / updated and submitted 29 february 1997