Re: [aclug-L] Where are the HOWTOs and some other questions...

[Craig Terhune <craigter@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Patrick Klee wrote:
> 
> Okay,
>     Crucify me for putting Windoze back on my machine, but I can't
> check email without it.  I can't find any software to see what port is
> running.  My modem works on COM 2 which is what I had on 5.2, then I
> switched to 6.0 and it didn't work, again switching to 5.2, it stopped
> working on 5.2, *sigh*
>     If someone can tell me where to find some documentation on the
> internet and programs that fit on floppy, 1.44 MB, because I don't own
> a CD-R, but I have RedHat 5.2 Deluxe that came with 3 CDs and one has
> three books in PDF format including:
> 
> Maximum RPM
> Learn Linux in 24 Hours
> Linux Unleashed
> 
> The RedHat 6.0 comes with 6 CDs and I love all of the stuff they gave
> me but that has no documentation for PPP programs, because Feist
> (aren't every ISP?) is a Dial-Up service.
> 
> My modem is fine, and now I will go, because I just wrote a novel of
> an email, thanks for all that you guys said to help, and BTW, when is
> the next meeting?
> third Tuesday of this month is the 17th, and I assume it is in the
> usual room?  I am just asking because I haven't been in a long lime.
> One more thing, I found a BBS on Telnet that originates in Wichita
> called Midnight Machine and it is a strictly gaming BBS.
> 
> Bye,
> Patrick Klee
> Linux Game Programming Guru
I don't have a clue with most things, but I installed the kde desktop
and use kppp it works fine. If you don't install it with a system you
need to read the doc's to see the order in which to install them, it
does make a difference.