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[Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>]

So network manager doesn't support dialup by default?

It would seem a bit silly to force you to download a package from the
internet before you can get the internet.

Especially with Ubuntu's emphasis on helping third world countries.

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Ryan Macnish <nisshh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 03:52:25 pm Ilya Haykinson wrote:
>> I don't have a modem, nor a computer with a modem, nor a phone line. I'm
>> hoping that someone who still can use dialup can help document the portion
>> of chapter 3 that deals with dialup.
>>
>> -ilya
> I can help you a bit with that one:
>
> You need to install a package called, wvdial in most cases with a dialup modem
> and i think most config is done with a tool called pppconfig
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ryan Macnish
>
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