RE: Linux Sucks

[Flood Randy Capt AFCA/GCF <randy.flood@scott.af.mil>]

I've noticed some general flakyness with the GNOME PPP tools that come with
Red Hat 7.  I configured them to dial-up my Earthlink account.  But, it will
often just stop working correctly, requiring you to go through the work of
setting up a connection again.  The KPPP stuff seemed to work a bit better.
Also, if you miss typed your password or something went wrong when
connecting, the GNOME tool ended up spawning a whole bunch of processes that
all seemed to be unhappy that someone else was already using the serial
port.  I don't remember all the details.  I just found it to be flaky.
Ofcourse, this was before I did all that updating of packages, and I haven't
used it in a while, so this may be fixed by now.

Randy

By the way,  I am going to be traveling out of town on Sunday, so it looks
like I won't be able to make another study session.  I'll be back in two
weeks, so I'm hoping to make the next one.  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry White [mailto:lwhite@apci.net]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 8:08 PM
To: silug-discuss@silug.org
Subject: Re: Linux Sucks


Everett,
Are you using a modem or a cable modem?
If you're using a regular 56K modem go to the KDE menu click on Internet 
and click on Kppp.  This will step you through setting up an internet 
connection.
Using Kppp you don't have to mess around with all the ppp scripting 
stuff.  Of course, you miss out on discovering how ppp works and learning 
what all is envolved making a ppp connection, but hey, you're on the 
net.:-(

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 1/29/01, 8:12:26 PM, "Everett" <ekh@hometel.com> wrote regarding Linux 
Sucks:


> Linux Sucks

> Ok, I'm not the brightest.  I put Red Hat 7 on and couldn't get it 
connect
> to the Internet.  I got frustrated after about a week and put Mandrake 
7.2
> on.  I got it to connect to the Internet.  Turn the computer off, turn it
> back on.  Start all over to get it to connect to the Internet.  Turn it 
off,
> boot up again, start all over again.  I just can't believe the average
> consumer would put up with this.  They gotta make it easier for us 
newbeas
> or we will gravitate to (oh my gosh) Windoz or uugh Apple).  My daughter
> swears by Apple.  (We tried to raise her right.)

> Thank you for listening to the ravines of a P|$$ed ))f  newbea.  I need a
> beer.

> Everett



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