[TriLUG] just starting out, help

[Vestal, Roy L.]

If you are using KDE, use the "internet dialer" in the Internet menu. It
will set it up for you. My modem is on COM2, so I chose /dev/ttyS1 (COM1 is
/dev/ttyS0, COM2 is /dev/ttyS2, etc).  

If you want to understand WHAT it is doing for you, then I would also
suggest the same thing that Cheryl does. The PPP-HOWTO shows you what files
are doing what and is very informative.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cheryl Elia [mailto:clelia at email.unc.edu]
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 1:06 PM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] just starting out, help


Ray,

Don't sweat it, brother - we were all 'just starting out' at one
point.  Have you checked out the PPP howto? 

 http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/

Linuxdoc.org is a pretty good place to start out, whatever you need help
with.  You should be able to keep using MindSpring - just don't think for
one second that they'll help you get set up.  I've had ISP support folks
hang up on me for saying the 'L' word.

Good luck!  And we're all here to help you along the way, if you need it.

:-)
cheryl

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cheryl Elia
ATN - UNIX Desktop Support
uds at unc.edu
843-5716   
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

On Sat, 27 Oct 2001, Ray Bordt wrote:

> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:50:15 -0400
> From: Ray Bordt <raybordt at mindspring.com>
> Reply-To: trilug at trilug.org
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: [TriLUG] just starting out, help
> 
> have w98 on disk one, plan to burn this disk soon, just say no to
> bill. have mandrake 8.1 on disk two, good stuff.  still using w98 to
> access the internet.  using linux, how do i connect, ie tell modem COM
> 1, to dial an isp.  currently using mindspring. i know phone # to isp,
> and their DNS ips.  they are not helpful at all. they only support x9-
> and macs.  is there a linux friendly isp, that i should switch too?
> 

_______________________________________________
TriLUG mailing list
http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug