Kppp, wvdial & pppconfig

[Ray Burke]

Nils, 

 

yeah well I like the idea of "However if you are a member of the 
> dialout group you may even get kppp to work and then you don't need an 
> extra program.
So how would I get the Kppp operational to use as have the icon on my taskbar????

 

ray


 
> From: kassube at gmx.net
> To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Kppp, wvdial & pppconfig
> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:03:37 +0200
> 
> Ray Burke wrote:
> > I dont understand why need group if when I use a terminal window and
> > type sudo wvdial it connects to my isp at 11500 kbps and to
> 
> Just to clarify: If your modem is 56k the connection to your ISP 
> actually is 56k (or less, depending on your line) but the speed between 
> computer and modem is set to 115200 bps (not 11500 kbps).
> 
> > disconnect I type in same window cnrl c, as all I want is to know how
> > long online and amount of data is exchanged, and this is done by kppp
> > or ppp???????? but when I use these it only connects at 56kbps
> 
> Well, you don't need to be a member of the dialout group but if you are 
> you don't need sudo and therefore you don't need to enter your password 
> every time you connect to the internet. Unfortunately, when I entered 
> the conversation I didn't realise that your main concern was the info 
> about time and data. I don't know if there is a program to get this 
> information but in the old days when I was still on dial-up with Suse I 
> had modified the ip-up/ip-down script to write that information to a 
> log file. If you are interested in that part I could search for it from 
> old backups. But I don't think I can help you too much do make it work 
> with Kubuntu (I don't have dial-up). However if you are a member of the 
> dialout group you may even get kppp to work and then you don't need an 
> extra program.
> 
> 
> Nils
> 
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