[Gllug] PPP link

[George F.Saxby]

Hi,
 I think I remember that Andrew Richardson reported that Mandy 8 PPP is 
busted but madrake 8.1 is OK




On Wednesday 23 January 2002 15:12, you wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Can anybody give me a pointer (manuals, books, tips etc) on how to solve
> the following.
>
> I have set up a new Mandrake 8 "box" with squid and have configured a PPP
> link to a service provider.
>
> I have configured the "Internet" icon with the providers access info
> (pwd, telno etc) and when I click on it the link gets established.  I can
> then run Netscape (or Konqueror) with no problems.
>
> When I close N or K the PPP link is not closed and I have to manually
> terminate it.
>
> BTW this is all done from the Desktop.
>
> I am now trying to configure it such that when N or K tries to access an
> htpp address the PPP link gets established automatically and likewise
> when they are closed the link is also closed.
>
> The pppd daemon is running but it must be waiting for something to talk
> to it but I can’t discover any obvious hooks.
>
> All suggestions will be gratefully received.
>
> Regards
>
> Roy Drinkwater

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               George F. Saxby
     

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