Installfest questions....

[George Toft]

Run kppp.  You will notice the same information as in your Windows 
Dial-up Networking (phone number, username, password).  Fill in the 
blanks and off you go.  It's not that hard - I never used a dial-up
connection with Linux until last December.  It worked the first time
I tried with an Earthlink account.  It will not work with AOL,
so if you use AOL, you are getting a new ISP (if you want to use
Linux on the Internet).

If you have specific questions, post them here.  Include what you
are doing, commands (or GUI programs) you ran, and the messages
that you received.

George


Michael wrote:
> 
> As someone that recently went through the trouble of
> trying to get a working linux box as a newbie, I think
> this modem and ISP information is quite important.
> When I first installed linux it took me quite sometime
> to figure out how to connect to my ISP.  On Mandrake
> that I run there are a lot of options to the
> configuration and I had no idea what it all ment.  I
> would of loved to have some you there to help me, and
> explain it.  It would have saved me a lot of time and
> aggravation.
> 
>                       mike
> 
> --- KevinO <kevino7@deru.com> wrote:
> > Jim wrote:
> > >
> > > We can get the pertinent
> > > information about the modem from Windoze or from
> > the user.  It would be best,
> > > however, to have them bring the modem with,
> > assuming it is not internal.
> > I would choose this as a last resort. External
> > modems are prefered of course.
> > we should post a link to a page of supported modems.
> > We should have a list of
> > init strings for modems on hand also.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Minimum hardware?  How about
> > >
> > > Pentium-class CPU
> > > Minimum 32M memory, the more the better
> > > Monitor
> > > Keyboard
> > > Mouse
> > > Modem
> >
> > A CDROM would be nice. If no CD and no NIC, no
> > install ;-(
> > We will need a box to use as an FTP or HTTP server
> > to do installs sans CDROM.
> >
> > Some of the newer video cards are a serious pain in
> > the butt. I have been
> > finding it a little tougher to setup cards with
> > XFree 4.x especially when it
> > comes to getting the 3d support to work. Sometimes
> > drivers need to be
> > downloaded for the cards.
> >
> > I understand that working phone jacks will be
> > available in the room. I would
> > like to see the user get online with their box and
> > at most have to change the
> > phone number prefix when they get home, or us change
> > it before they leave but
> > after testing.
> >
> > If the person is going to go online with their box,
> > we should get them to
> > bring in all of the settings for their ISP. (mail,
> > news, ph. number, DNS,
> > etc.) The way that most ISPs are, they are likely to
> > be a bit stuck if they
> > try to ask their ISP for help with configuration.
> >
> > --
> > Kevin O'Connor
> >
> >   "People will be free to devote themselves to
> > activities that are fun ...
> >
> > The GNU Manifesto - Copyright (C) 1985, 1993 Free
> > Software Foundation, Inc.
> >
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