Modem users' pain

[Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy]

I haven't tried this myself (don't have a modem or a dial-up account),
but when you open System\Administration\Networking, you get a chance to
configure "Modem connection" and it looks pretty strainght forward. It
asks you for a phone number, username and password and gives you a few
reasonable options. I wonder if it works as well as it looks.

Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:

> On 13 Dec, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Frank Siegert wrote:
>
> >> ...
> >> 13. December 2005 07:53, Peter Garrett:
> >> ...
> >>
> >>> I feel a *prominent* and *simple* solution should be presented to
> new users - i.e. human beings. A decent GUI front end to pppconfig
> would be an idea. If I knew how to program I would do one myself, but
> as I don't, I'm appealing to the experts on this list.
> >>
> >>
> >> I agree, and this should be part of the installation procedure, as
> well as being accessible by a GUI frontend in Ubuntu ("network setup"
> and "modem lights" panel app?) and Kubuntu (kppp?) later. Who would be
> responsible for that and how can I help him/her?
> >> ...
>
>
> One way to start would be to fill out the NonBroadbandUsers spec
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NonBroadbandUsers> (and perhaps rename it to
> something less negative!), briefly describing the current situation,
> then listing what needs to be done -- extra packages that can and
> should be legally included, which is the best config utility to
> include, how it should be polished, etc.
>
> -- Matthew Paul Thomas
> http://mpt.net.nz/