[plug] Debian type question

[marks]

Adrian Woodley wrote:

> Little bit more information needed before I comment:-
>     Are you using an internal modem or external?
>     Are you sure the serial port works.
>     Have you install the ThinkPad kernel modules and corresponding software?
> 


External

I used the six floppy install set and then pulled my base
system down over the dialup connection after configuring pppd as part of 
the base-config install script.
I don't have the cd.

Hence my expectation that pppd would already be
configured system wide.

Cheers

Mark


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>>I have installed Debian (woody) for the first time on a old IBM Think 
>>Pad 760. It was less pain full than I expected.


>>I figured since I used apt-get to build my system I would already
>>have a working dialup.  Not so.   I have been thrashing about trying
>>to configure pppd for a user but just cant get it right.
>> 
>>I have added user to the appropriate groups and poured over the config 
>>files.  Used pppdconfig tools to try different set ups all with the same 
>>result .User initiated pppd dials up fine but no network.  I've been 
>>using Mandrake for a while and must be out of practice.
> 
>>Does apt-get call pon in the same way as  $ pppd call isp.
> 
>>I notice while apt-get is running user can access the network 
>>(web,mail,ftp) fine.  I figure there may be a permissions issue some
>>where but I'm stuffed if I can find it.
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