<div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:33 PM, blann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:blann@gte.net">blann@gte.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear List,</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> Forgive dumb request: On doing a F12
install, I thought that I had checked 'dial-up'</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">for internet. I do not however seem to find any
software into which I might insert a phone#</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">for this. So the thought to use Yum or RPM to
add from the installation DVD (and xmgrace</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">if it is available). One problem is, I don't know
the actual name of the dial-up software.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Then how to use YUM to add an unknown? Any chance
that it is already loaded and lurking,</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">but I just don't where to look (on the installed
system)?</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> Thanks for any suggestions on this-
Marshall Blann</font></div></div>
<br></blockquote></div>here is a link that may be what you want. <div><a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-configure-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet-using-a-ppp-dialup-account.html">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-configure-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet-using-a-ppp-dialup-account.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-configure-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet-using-a-ppp-dialup-account.html"></a>the program is called wvdial. I am assuming you need do use PPP via a dial up</div>
<div>modem connection.</div><div><br></div><div>hth</div>-- <br>Ted Potter<br><a href="mailto:tpotter@techmarin.com" target="_blank">tpotter@techmarin.com</a><br>"the measure is effort." <br>
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