[ale] kppp & temp entries ?

[Lee]

Well I guess there's always minicom ? Or gnome dialer if I could get that to stay connected for more than 5 seconds !!  :-(

Lee





keith frost <pfrostie at yahoo.com> wrote:

> i've used both and although it's nice to start a ppp
> quick and easy from the command line, kppp gave me a
> consistently more reliable connection.  i've not been
> able to get it working correctly since the switch to
> debian.
> wvdial takes 5 to 10 minutes to connect with many
> redials.  my wife has been raggin' on my linux because
> of this.  when i ran RH i used to use netcfg and it
> always did a reasonable job.
> 
> if there is anyone that can help me either fix kppp on
> a debian system or improve wvdial so that it will
> connect the first time like it should, i would be in
> their debt.
> 
> thanks
> 
> --- Lee <ridge at linkamerica.net> wrote:
> > Ok..I using Mandrake 8.1 here..and am having a
> > helluva time keeping kppp and its temporary entries
> > out of my /etc/resolve file. As there are a max of 3
> > entries allowed..and I end up with darn near 20
> > sometimes..over a period of a long day or so..this
> > is causing me great ills!!
> > 
> > I've tried making this a read only file..with no
> > success. I've heard that kppp goes outside the
> > normal protocols to do its thing so maybe this is
> > why?
> > 
> > I'm pondering a switch to wvdial perhaps..haven had
> > any luck with minicom..staying connected that
> > is..cuts me off after 30 min or so ? Anyway..I like
> > kppp..except for this aggravating issue? 
> > 
> > So..any ideas anyone. Thank you all very much for
> > your time :-)
> > 
> > Lee
> > 
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