Many thanks for the replies to this list. I have copied the info & stashed it
for future use.
The fact is, unless I can get the ppp0/pppd figured out I cannot use the
distro for its intended purpose, and that is too bad. I have tried wvdial &
kppp --both of which will connect & instantaneously disconnect/redial. I
cannot negotiate any permanent connection. Since I am running a file server
I can't spend an open-ended amount of time poking around in the config files
trying to spot why gentoo --using the same settings as my other distro--
won't stay connected using the same dialer.
Once this elist encounters someone w/a similar problem as mine I hope to get
Gentoo working. I don't really need a gui... I *do* need the CLI, with the
ability to dial into the internet. I also need a distro that isn't going to
lock up on every 2nd or 3rd boot ..and Gentoo is the winner in that area! :-)
Again, many thanks for all the replies, to date, that helped me at least get
as far as I did! :o) Since I have been playing with this since before 2004.2
came out, I guess I can wait a bit & monitor the elist.
Best...
--
..."Yogi" CH
Namasté Yoga Studio
"If music be the food of love, why can't rabbits sing?"
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for future use.
The fact is, unless I can get the ppp0/pppd figured out I cannot use the
distro for its intended purpose, and that is too bad. I have tried wvdial &
kppp --both of which will connect & instantaneously disconnect/redial. I
cannot negotiate any permanent connection. Since I am running a file server
I can't spend an open-ended amount of time poking around in the config files
trying to spot why gentoo --using the same settings as my other distro--
won't stay connected using the same dialer.
Once this elist encounters someone w/a similar problem as mine I hope to get
Gentoo working. I don't really need a gui... I *do* need the CLI, with the
ability to dial into the internet. I also need a distro that isn't going to
lock up on every 2nd or 3rd boot ..and Gentoo is the winner in that area! :-)
Again, many thanks for all the replies, to date, that helped me at least get
as far as I did! :o) Since I have been playing with this since before 2004.2
came out, I guess I can wait a bit & monitor the elist.
Best...
--
..."Yogi" CH
Namasté Yoga Studio
"If music be the food of love, why can't rabbits sing?"
--
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list