F8: problem with dial-up

[Ric Moore]

On Sat, 2007-11-24 at 17:32 -0500, Michael Klinosky wrote:
> OK, I installed F8 (from the Live CD) onto a machine that uses a dial-up 
> connection. It had F7 running fine. I did a fresh install (didn't just 
> update) to get rid of some issues with the F7 install.
> 
> But, now I can't get it to dial the modem. I believe that I configged it 
> properly (in Admin > Network). I hit 'Activate', and the status reports 
> 'Active'.
> 
> But, clicking on the button (in the 'Modem Lights' does nothing. So, I 
> tried the command in a terminal:
> /sbin/ifup ppp0
> no config file found for ppp0            (or something to that effect)

If you're running KDE kppp works great. I use it all the time. Keep in
mind that your init string is the single most important line to edit
properly. Each modem has it's quirks and looking on the net for the
proper init-string can be a little daunting task. 
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