[techtalk] For the not so techie Linux users

[jenn at simegen.com]

kev wrote:
> 
> The modem dials the ISP ok (but things move very very
> slowly), has a little chat then the ISP hangs up and errors appear in
> /var/log/messages. The next step of my investigation was to find out how to
> change the IRQ levels, so hopefully you've just solved one of my biggest Linux
> problems for me :-)
> I'll try this tonight when I get home. I do some work at home, and I've been
> getting by by connecting to my work machine with an ssh client on Windows, but
> if this works then I should really have no more reason to use any Microsloth
> products any more :o)

If it doesn't work, you can cut and paste one of those sets of
/var/log/messages
error reports into a message on this (or some other appropriate) list.
(You should also summarise the problem).

If we have the actual error reports, we have a much better chance of 
correcting the problem. :)


Jenn V.
-- 
  Humans are the only species to feed and house entirely separate species 
     for no reason other than the pleasure of their company. Why?

jenn at simegen.com        Jenn Vesperman        http://www.simegen.com/~jenn/

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