RE: The real challange

[alexander volovics <awol STAT UNIMAAS NL>]

On 09-May-99 Mattias Dahlberg wrote:

> The real challange is to make the ultimate, easy to use, ppp tool.
> I've been using Linux for a while but yesterday I made an experiment. I
> installed a clean Redhat 6.0 I tried to get ppp working only using kppp.
> kppp is good but man did I have trouble. I'm calling a Shiva LanRover so it
> should be pretty straight forward - in wind*ws it's just click'n go. I can
> imagine how absolutely frustrating this would be for a first time Linux
> user.
>
> These are some features I would like to see: 
> Automatic selection of pap, chap or terminal login depending on the isp.
> Setting setuid permissions should be point and click (just asking for the
> root password).
> Step by step ("wizard") installation. 
> Anyone willing to give it a shot? Me? I barely remember that "Hello World"
> thing. ;)

WVdial with a GNOME interface should meet your needs.
 
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Alexander Volovics
Dept of Methodology & Statistics
Maastricht University, Maastricht, NL
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