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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
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<DIV>I've loaded RH9 which seems to run fine - but I've like to be able to
access the internet with it.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm using an external 56k, PC Line (PC World's own brand)
Data/Fax/Voice modem, which connects to the PC via a USB port.</DIV>
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<DIV>It works fine under Win2k [as you can see from this e-mail] and when I
check the hardware via the Win2k device manager, the modem claims to be
manufactured by Connexant and connected via COM3.</DIV>
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<DIV>I've been following the config procedure in Chapter 8 of Bill
Ball & Hoyt Duff's book, Red Hat Linux 9 Unleashed. But I'm struggling
with the PPP set up.</DIV>
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<DIV>I confirmed that the loopback interface is OK (/sbin/ifconfig). I
then went on to check whether PPP is installed - as Ball & Hoyt
advise. They claim the command pppd --help should elicit info
about PPP. It doesn't on my installation, so I assume it isn't
installed.</DIV>
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<DIV>Using the command rpm -V PPP - Chapter 8 of Ball & Hoyt - I confirmed
its absence and so I'm pretty sure it's not loaded.</DIV>
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<DIV>In order to install PPP, I tried using the command rpm -i PPP,
but this doesn't seem to work.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can you offer any help or refer me to another source of info that might
allow me to progress.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Colin Young</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>