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Hello All,
I downloaded the file shown in the subject area of this post, to hopefully help me setup a dialup internet connection. My problem is...having just used windows, I really don't know what to do with this file in linux. Should I copy the file to a floppy disk, so I can use it within DSL ? Thanks for any suggestions.
David

First question: why do you have to use this file? DSL has its own set of utilities to do dial-up internet connection. Try the suggested steps that are listed on the "Getting Started" screen (which is the first window you see after booting-up DSL) ,and search through this forum for keyword "dial-up" for things that other people have encountered when doing this. Then write your own problems here, complete with what things you did, so that we can help you.

Second question: Do you really want to get that file? Because if you do, I think it will not work. You can compile source files using gcc1.dsl extension, but DSL does not have all the development libraries to compile this one. You will need to add these to your DSL CD and I think this whole process is definitely beyond your capabilities right now, based on the question you asked on this thread.

Dear Guest,
First of all...thanks for the reply, I've tried to figure out how to setup my dialup connection when I use DSL. To me, it just seems more difficult than with some other distro's, such as puppy linux/linspire/knoppix . With those..it's all pretty straightforward as far as setting up my connection. With DSL, there's not really much instruction as to how to perform that task. Just like how to move the cursor around to be able to select the correct item I need. Even my desktop screen isn't displayed properly, like it is with the other distro's. Thanks goodness I don't give up easily..I like challenges. have a GREAT day!

David

I agree with Mr. Guest....installing kwvdial from source will require a lot of work. It's a KDE application, so you'll need KDE headers, and X headers, plus wvdial itself requires some additional stuff not included in DSL. I'm not saying source installs are not a good idea...i do them myself in suse and slackware...but DSL isn't a development system, so you'll need to do a lot of preliminary installation before you can expect to compile anything more than the simplest of programs.

You might try apt-get install kwvdial to begin with...not sure how well that will work either.

milkshaw,
To do what you mentioned in your last response..apts-get, don't I have to be online with dsl ? So far..I haven't been.
Thanks,
David

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