Once you have filled in all of these fields, you will be asked by DrakNet if you want him to try to connect to the Internet now.
Once you have finished configuring your Internet connection with DrakNet, you can also use DrakNet to connect to and disconnect from the Internet (dependent upon your connection type, of course). You can also use it to further configure or fine-tune your Internet connection(figure 10-7):
For all connection types other than PPP you will generally connect upon boot-up. This means that if you have an ADSL connection, ISDN connection, or cable connection, you will be connected to the Internet once you reach your login prompt when you turn your computer on.
For PPP it isn't quite as simple and you will have to manually connect to the Internet whenever you wish to be on it. You can do this by using either DrakNet or Kppp.
To connect with DrakNet simply select the draknet menu item in the "Configuration/Networking" menu. This will start DrakNet and will allow you to connect to the Internet by selecting the Connect to Internet button. At this point, DrakNet will launch Kppp or gppp or it will dial in "basic" mode, which is usually reserved for experts and if the other PPP dialers are not installed on your system.
To connect with Kppp select the Internet Dialer menu item in the "Networking/Remote access" menu. Kppp will launch and ask you where you want to connect to. Select the previously-defined provider name from the list and it will fill in the Login ID and Password fields for you. At this point, simply click on Connect and Kppp will begin dialing.
And that's it! You will be able to connect to the Internet now!