[techtalk] dialup problems RH 6.1, Corel, Caldera

[Carla Schroder]

Hello all,
	I've been testing the above 3 distros, and with every single one getting 
dial-up networking to work is a serious hassle. KPPP does not do the job, 
nor does the RH PPP dialer. For every one I have to dig into the guts of 
the system (hurrah for "Running Linux"!).
In RH 6.1 I had to install ppp & start from scratch. Same symptom every 
one: it dials, "ppp daemon dies unexpectedly." In fact I am majorly peeved 
with RH 6.1, sucker shipped with a lot of glitches.
	It seems I am not the only one with this difficulty, the vendor newsgroups 
are full of similar tales of woe. I also hear from people who get up and 
running easily, using KPPP. It seems the vendors would want to make 
connecting to the Internet as no-brainer as possible, given they are trying 
to expand their markets, and getting online is job 1 for most users. My 
expectation is to input the usual information- login, password, DNS 
servers, and dialup number- Then connect and surf happily. (Except for 
poopy ole Netscape, but that rant is for another day.)
	As I have finally gotten connected with all 3, I was wondering if anyone 
has some insights to offer. Is there a common procedure I am missing? Has 
anyone gotten setup successfully just using KPPP or RH PPP dialer? Is it an 
ISP thing?
	Thanks very much,

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Carla Schroder
www.bratgrrl.com
Ace PC Goddess
carla at bratgrrl.com
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