Connecting to Internet - again
roach
robert_spencer at mighty.co.za
Wed Dec 14 21:16:10 UTC 2005
On Tuesday 13 December 2005 09:51, Bill Cairns wrote:
<...>
> Also my thanks to Steve for the information on how to configure Firefox.
> My speed of browsing is now as good as one can expect from a slowish
> modem and line. There are certainly a lot of "undocumented" (I am sure
> they are documented somewhere!) configuration features in Firefox.
I got a major speed boost when I went over to wvdial and started using AT
initialisation strings. Are you using any with your modem and can you please
tell me which ISP you are using.
> My only disappointment if that Gnome-ppp simply does not recognise my
> modem. I have no idea why.
Is /dev/modem symlinked to your modems serial port? Some ppp rappers expect
it.
All the best.
--
Robert "roach" Spencer
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
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