On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:02 -0500, Dr. Deb <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
> Crashdamage wrote:

>> On Sat, 31 May 2008 17:55:02 +0200, Steffen Pohle <steffen@gulpe.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 31 May 2008 10:14:15 -0500
>>> "Dr. Deb" <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
>>
>>>> What I have is an ISP who requires user name and password at each ADSL
>>>> logon, just like a dialup modem. If I had a wireless router I could set
>>>> it up to handle the handshaking, but since I don't how do I connect?
>>
>>> how about pppoe? and pppoeconf should do this? On the debian netinstall
>>> ima> ges it is included and i think it is also included in the most other
>>> distributions.
>>
>> I use wvdial to connect using a built-in 3G wireless card in my laptop.
>> Should work fine for your purposes and again, is available in most
>> distros.
>>

> Thnaks, I will take a look, but did not see it as an installed app. But
> then I was not specifically looking for it either.

Either pppoe or wvdail (maybe both) is likely available to install from the
LiveCD. If not included on the LiveCD, simply setup the online repositories
and install whatever you need/want.

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