Mike
Western Mass Linux Users Group President
DCS Online wrote:
>
> So he needs to be using pppd with Linux, thanks, as I said before, I know
> zilch about Linux. Fortunately, there are not many casual users that have
> ever even heard of it, so those who choose to use it generally know what
> they are doing. I will ask if pppd is what he is using.
>
> Thanks, Mike
> DCS Online
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laslo Orto <Laslo@cpol.com>
> To: emerald@emerald.iea.com <emerald@emerald.iea.com>
> Date: Friday, January 02, 1998 11:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Limux users
>
> >What i meant is that there is no difference betwean a PPP account for Win95
> >or a PPP account for Linux, it's still a PPP account. The only difference
> is
> >that you use win95's DUN with win95 or pppd (or something else) with Linux.
> >You can find a lot of information on how to configure it using a web
> search.
> >
> >There is a big difference betwean formating a diskette and playing around
> >with unix, if your customer is doing what i think he's doing (dialing in
> >with a terminal program and expecting it to negotiate PPP) and he's using
> >Linux then he's looking for trouble, especially when somebody decides to
> >check how secure his box is.
>
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