Re: how to disconnect Ctrl-C in the console in which you started wvdial Start more learning at http://dsl.org/cookbook/cookbook_toc.html MarvS On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Thomas Tharu <xteesquare@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Jacques, > Thanks to the detailed instructions from Marvin and > yourself, I was able to connect to the internet > through the LinModem from my laptop, and checked my > yahoo mail successfully. It was a hurried trial, > because I have some other urgent commitments, and must > go out of town for a few days. > I got the wvdial working after removing the < > from > the phone number, etc., and also the semi-colon at the > beginning of the line. > I am satisfied that the system is working all right, > but there are LOTS of things I need to learn before I > can use the internet efficiently. For instance, how to > disconnect, and all the basic Linux stuff, using the > command line meaningfully (not just blindly repeating > commands) and so on. I agree with you that Windows is > meant for dumb people, and I am trying to escape from > that category. Anyway, I'll have to take some time > over it. I have got myself some books (Linux Cookbook > -- Michael Stutz, and some others). > Meanwhile, let me express my sincere gratitude to both > of you for the efforts you have taken to help me. The > rest is up to me! With warm regards, =Thomas Tharu= > > > > >
