Gnome-ppp

[Mark C]

fm 78 wrote:
> Let me say that Ubuntu is special and I like the feeling that it gives using it.
> 
> I just miss one thing as I am on dial up.
> 
> Please include Gnome-ppp applet as I had to intall wvdial to connect throgh my  modem in internet.Wvdial is not the best solution for newbies .By the way how does someone stops wvdial after connecting to internet (without killing the process)? Also I can't connect as a normal user through wvdial  becuse it requeries me a Pid number.

you should find adding yourself to the dialout group and making wvdial 
suid solves that problem.

Mark