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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kppp in kdebase
From:       Andy Fawcett <andy () athame ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-09-15 20:03:12
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On Monday 15 September 2003 22:54, George Staikos wrote:
> On Monday 15 September 2003 15:51, Andy Fawcett wrote:
> > On Monday 15 September 2003 22:42, George Staikos wrote:
> > > On Monday 15 September 2003 15:28, Harri Porten wrote:
> > > > On 11 Sep 2003, Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) wrote:
> > > > > are there reasons NOT to move it?
> > > >
> > > > FWIW, have to agree with the others saying that a) kdebase is
> > > > bloated enough already (should be stripped) and b) a dial-up
> > > > connection is not common enough.
> > > >
> > > > Now that I finally have an Internet connection again I might
> > > > spend some time on making kppp a bit more "generic" :)
> > >
> > >   Could this involve a DSL dialup manager by any chance? :-)
> >
> > Dialup? DSL? What a strange concept...
> >
> > Yeah, I know... I'm just lucky to not have to dialup on my DSL :)
>
>   The DSL providers around here provide a utility that works just
> like a PPP dialup connection manager.  I think Linux really needs one
> of these as it makes DSL setup far more accessible for the average
> user.  Setting up PPPOE is not that easy.  Even though many distros
> do the "setup", it's much nicer to provide something similar to what
> the DSL provider ships their Windows clients.

When I said I was lucky, I meant really lucky.

DSL router, ethernet based, plug one RJ45 in to the back of the PC. Plug 
phone cable into wall. Switch on. Authenticate via the (pre-programmed) 
address. Use like a normal ethernet router.

No dialup, no pppoe software, just a standard NIC in my PC.

However, I know the sort of utility you mean (an alternative DSL 
supplier here provides one for Win32), and I agree it would be very 
useful to the majority of DSL users.

A.
-- 
Andy Fawcett                                     | andy@athame.co.uk
                                                 | tap@kde.org
"In an open world without walls and fences,      | tap@lspace.org
  we wouldn't need Windows and Gates."  -- anon  | tap@fruitsalad.org

 
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