linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: New to group with QUESTION

Hi Gerald,

Sorry for not getting back sooner. I have been pretty busy.

1) Setting up Dial-up connection in Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/setting-up-dial-up-connection-in-ubuntu.html

I agree with you. It is a great tutorial with great pictures. The other group did recommend this website to me. Unfortunately, it was put together at the end of 2006. There is some indication on the web that it is outdated for 10.04. I can now understand why I had a difficult time using it.
a) Could not configure a Dial-Up connection using Networking Option – Networking does not exist.
b) Did configure a Dial-Up Connection using pppconfig
c) Did the sudo adduser YOURNAMEHERE dip
d) Tried to do the sudo adduser YOURNAMEHERE dialout and it did not accept it.
e) pon comcast does not work
f) Could not install GNOME PPP, because I could not dial out.

So, that is where I stand.

I downloaded Gnome ppp to a thumb drive but could not install it because WV Dial was not in the machine. I found WV Dial, but there were four versions. I am not sure which one of the four to use. To install any of the four requires about 10 programs which should be on the machine. Do not know how to verify if these programs already exist on the computer.

One more note. Mepis is not a good choice for me, unless I add more RAM. It requires a minimum of 1 G of RAM. On the other hand, it does appear to have the programs installed for dial-up. At this point, I want to explore Ubuntu before going on to something else.

Fred

CORRECTED TUTORIAL LINK... i think the hot link in last message went to linux.about.com or similar by mistake pasting....

Setting up Dial-up connection in Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/setting-up-dial-up-connection-in-ubuntu.html

Great tutorial with step by step pictures / screenshots.

gerald philly pa usa

> Hi,
>
> My name is Fred. I am 68 and I live upstate NY.
> I can only access the internet using dial-up.
> I want to switch from using Windows XP to Ubuntu.
> My ISP will not help me as they quote unquote: do not support that product.
>
> MAJOR ISSUE - How do I access the internet using Ubuntu regardless of my ISP, while remaining on dial-up.
>
> One of the members of the Yahoo Ubuntu group suggested this group with the hope you may be able to solve my problem.
>
>
> BACKGROUND
>
> 1) Where I live, high speed internet is not available outside of satellite.
>
> 2) My desktop (2004 - XP) developed issues some of which I cleared up, some I have yet to clear up, some I do not trust on the machine.
>
> 3) Months ago, I installed Ubuntu 10.04.1 (dual boot) from a CD (DVD unit not working).
>
>
> PROBLEM
>
> I cannot dial out into the internet.
> The CD I used came without a dial-up software so I cannot use Ubuntu to dial out.
>
>
> WHAT WAS DONE
>
> 1) I installed the modem software.
> 2) I found the Terminal and configured a connection using - pppconfig.
> 3) Again, on the Terminal, I entered the command - sudo adduser YOURNAMEHERE dip - successfully.
> 4) When I tried to enter - sudo adduser YOURNAMEHERE dialout - it said I did not have to do it.
> 5) I tried to use - pon comcast - to access the internet and got nowhere.
>
> So, I tried another route. I downloaded Gnome ppp to a thumb drive but could not install it because WV Dial was not in the machine. I found WV Dial, but there were four versions. Do I assume the ppp version is the correct one or do I need all four versions. To install any of the four requires about 10 programs which should be on the machine.
>
> MY QUESTIONS
>
> 1) Is there a solution that works or should I abandon this process?
> 2) Is Mepis a better program to work with because it is US based and for that reason has a dial-up program already installed on it?
>
> I appreciate all the help I can get.
>
> Fred

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