On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 04:46 +1200, Glenn Morrissey wrote:
Just got the word from the people at linmodems that dialup modems are not supported on 64 bit versions of linux. Thats not catastrophic, I can use my Windows laptop to connect to the net and internet share across my home network, until I can get ADSL. Now all I have to do is make my Linux system communicate with my windows laptop. I have manually configured my networking settings on my Linux system, and can ping both ways, but cant get internet sharing up and running. I think the problem is with settings on my windows laptop.
GLENN.
That's not correct, it's true that Ubuntu's support for dialup sux but OpenSUSE has dialup support. Wvdial and KPPP are on the 64 bit 11.3 DVD. (released 15th of this month). Fedora 13 also has dialup packages on the DVD. Ubuntu's support says for dialup: "go sudo aptget install ..... :( I kid you not, it tells you to install packages from the internet to get an internet connection! Recently I installed Ubuntu Ultimate Edition because the DVD was supposed to have everything on it and you didn't need to get anything over the internet.... it did have everything... everything, that is, except the stuff required for me to connect to the internet. Luckily I had an OpenSUSE box that I could download the packages with. I finally got it running after staggering through a dependency nightmare but it will still only run under sudo. Thank god my new OpenSUSE 11.3 DVD arrived today. I've discussed this with Ubuntu people at conferences in the past and pointed out that it would be nice if there was a DVD version with all those sorts of packages on. I was told there was a DVD which I was very happy about until I discovered that all the DVD did was add multiple language support! :( Something as basic as dialup support should be a given on any install media and it completely mystifies me why the Ubuntu people can't see this. cheers GL
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