Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 12:25:26 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Gilbert Kaplan <gkaplan@castle.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: ppp -> browser Message-ID: <XFMail.990207122526.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <36BCFB0C.7D910513@castle.net>
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On 07-Feb-99 Gilbert Kaplan wrote: > I have a pnp modem installed . When executing user ppp under 2.2.8 I am > able to connect to my isp where the user and password are accepted. From > that point I am at a loss as to how to proceed. I have tried invoking > lynx at the ppp prompt; but in fact I don't understand the relationship > of the browser task to the parent process . Is there a log that would > help me correlate my keyboard input with activity over the communication > line? How is the browser process associated with the communication line? > ( does it involve an configuration file or is it know by default as a > result of being a spawned process ?) *grin* Ye are caught in a common mistake. The ppp prompt will not allow one to execute programs. Simply use ALT+Fn to switch to another console, and use lynx from a normal shell prompt there. That should make yer work a lot easier =) Enjoy! --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven join #FreeBSD on Undernet asmodai(at)wxs.nl Time is merely a residue of Reality... Network/Security Specialist <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>; *BSD: Powered by Knowledge & Know-how <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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