[linux-help] Re: Kppp and add printer for RH 7.1

[Marc Bachman <mbachman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

gLaNDix wrote:

> There used to be some documentation on the aclug.org page (iirc) for
> connecting via pppd to a dial-up ISP...  it's not all that hard, and (from
> my experience) it seemed to be more reliable than KPPP...  there also used
> to be some documentation on southwind's webpage, but after all the changes,
> it may very well be gone...  i'd suggest looking into info on pppd (i'm
> sure there are some good docs in the HOWTO's...
>
> run 'control-panel' and in there there should be a button for the print
> tool...  or, i *think* the command to get directly to the printer setup is
> 'printtool' or 'print-tool'...  but it's been quite a while since i've
> worked on RH ...
>
> gLaNDix
>
> On 2001.06.04 13:31 Marc Bachman wrote:
> >
> > Cheers all-
> > I'm scouting the Linux landscape for a new source of online or otherwise
> > help for newbie ( me ) using RH. My first problem is getting KPPP (KDE)
> > to connect to my ISP. I would be glad to use an alternative, and I  have
> > looked at linuxdoc.org and linuxnewbie.org., and will continue to
> > experiment with what I find. KPPP dials the number and looks like it's
> > going to connect, but then the dialog window goes blank and freezes and
> > I can't dial again unless I reboot. Also, RH doesn't see my HP710
> > printer and I don't see that it has an "Add Printer" feature. Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> >
> >
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Thanks!
KPPP is working now, I just didn't understand where to put in my new Earthlind
user name . I was getting a couple of different exit errors . I will look for
the features in Control Panel that you mentioned.

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