[aclug-L] Re: Diald question

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

netcfg does use pppd



Nathan & Jenny wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I'm trying to set up Diald, and I'm realizing how little I know.  Here's
> what I've done so far.
>
>     Downloaded the latest diald from the diald web site.
>     Uncompressed and untared the file.
>     make     (gave me some kind of an error)
>     make install      (even though "make" gave me the error......did a
> bunch of stuff.....when I ran "make" again, it didn't give me the error,
> but said diald didn't need any updates or something to that effect)
>
> Now I'm reading man pages for diald and diald-example, and I'm thinking
> I'm in over my head.
> diald-example is talking about connect scripts.  It says that if you're
> using pppd, you've probably already got a connect script.  Problem is, I
> don't know if I'm using pppd.
>
> Every time I login to my ISP, I'm using the Network Configurator to dial
> my modem and activate my ppp connection.   Is there a way I can figure
> out if I have a connect script and what that connect script might be?
>
> If your wondering about my other details:
> RedHat 6.0
> Gnome w/ Enlightement
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Nate

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