[ale] Internet via modem

[Da Splinter]

Hopefully, it will be as easy as it sounds.  I might try it on my machine at home.  I'll have to brush the dust off of it.  
 Dow Hurst <dhurst at kennesaw.edu> wrote:
Sometimes you have to edit the chat script a bit but under the newer distros even that may not be necessary. What am I forgetting? First check to see that the modem is configured properly. Then use wvdial to connect. It trys to understand what the ISP wants so as to start PPP. Under SuSE you can have a wvdial.dod process, Dial on Demand, started as a init script on boot. It will connect and disconnect as demand requires and configure the SuSE firewall too. Very nice for a demarc firewall of a SOHO.DowDa Splinter wrote:>Is that all? Just configure Linux with a modem that is not USB or a WinModem and enter a phone number of an ISP as well as a username and password? Sounds easy enough.> cfowler wrote:And no USB modems.>>>On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 09:26, Joe wrote:> >>>Da Splinter writes:>>>> >>>>>I'm converting a friend to Linux but I have only one problem, what>>>ISPs, software, etc available in Linux via modem? She's only on the>>>internet no more than a few hours a month and is looking for an>>>equivalent to Juno, free for less than 10 hours of internet surfing.>>>I've personal only used cable and dsl. Any help will be great.>>> >>>>>Wow. This post has to mark some kind of turning point in>>telecommunication history :-) "I've only used cable and>>dsl." Sheesh.>>>>To answer your question, essentially all dialup ISPs will work>>fine with Linux. It may be a minor challenge to configure, but>>nothing horrible.>>>>The real trouble is probably going to be finding a modem that>>will work. You need a "real" modem, not a "Win" modem. Best bet>>is to get an external modem, one that hooks up to the PC's serial>>port. That would be virtually gauranteed to work. Look for the>>words "Hayes compatible" on the modem box.>>>>Cheers,>>>>-- Joe>>_______________________________________________>>Ale mailing list>>Ale at ale.org>>http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>> >>>>>_______________________________________________>Ale mailing list>Ale at ale.org>http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>>>--------------------------------->Do you Yahoo!?>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now> >-- __________________________________________________________Dow Hurst Office: 770-499-3428Systems Support Specialist Fax: 770-423-67441000 Chastain Rd., Bldg. 12Chemistry Department SC428 Email:dhurst at kennesaw.eduKennesaw State University Dow.Hurst at mindspring.comKennesaw, GA 30144**********************************Computational Chemistry is fun!**********************************_______________________________________________Ale mailing listAle at ale.orghttp://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/aleDo you Yahoo!?
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