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[Muhd Syazwan Md Khusaini <jipang_menjerit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the default network manager can do this job..
correct me if I'm wrong

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Ryan Macnish <nisshh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 05:09:33 pm Benjamin Humphrey wrote:
> > That's probably a good idea until it gets better dialup support by
> default.
> >
> > Are there any statistics on the net that show how many people are
> > using what type of connection?
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Ilya Haykinson <haykinson@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > Actually -- I just looked it up in Ubuntu's own help, and it's pretty
> > > pathetic, but they recommend downloading the gnome-network-admin
> package
> > > on another computer. They also say "Most dialup modems are not
> supported
> > > by Ubuntu, but drivers can be found...<etc>".
> > >
> > > Please ignore my request. This is just too difficult and I'm claiming
> it
> > > to be an unsupported use case. I'll remove the dialup section
> > > altogether.
> > >
> > > -ilya
> > >
> > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:45 AM, Benjamin Humphrey <
> humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >> 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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> I doubt dialup support will get better, iv read that they have been
> gradually
> dropping support for it.
>
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