I don't think I really qualify as a Linux geek yet either... but here's my
best shot.
As far as your connection with kppp, it really shouldn't be that difficult.
One thing I've noticed (and written to this list and the expert list about,
nobody seemed to want to answer), is that you can either have a lan
connection, or you can have an internet connection, but not both. I've been
trying off and on for several months to figure out how to use NFS and such,
but everytime I get to the point where I can ping another computer from the
main on my own little network, then I lose the ability to connect to the
web. Once I remove the network settings from my computer, I'm able to
connect to the web again. Maybe that would be something you can try. Go
into linuxconf and remove your other settings (eth0 or whatever) and then go
back to kppp and run through the setup there. I've bookmarked a page from
my isp that shows how to get kppp up and running, here it is:
http://help.jps.net/unsupported/mandrake/
If you have any luck getting both your internet AND your lan connection
working at the same time, let me know! I'd love to be able to share files
without having to boot into Windows!
Mike
> OK, I'm not a real Linux geek... yet. I am a Mac user, and have been
> successfully using Macs for more than ten years, without any major
> problems. But for professional reasons, I wanted to get into Linux, and
> chose Mandrake because it was supposed to be the simplest to get running.
>
>
> <rant>
> I see no need to have to edit files with cryptic commands when there are
> GUI interfaces that do the same thing. So, to connect my computer to the
> Internet, I tried to use Kppp. I am amazed that it does not work, and
> that the only way to get it to work seems to be to read a ton of Linux
> books and docs.
>
> So, here's what happened. First, following the instructions given in
> some bacis Linux books, and the Mandrake doc (as well as doc on web
> sites), I entered the necessary info in Kppp - account info, such as
> phone number, user name, password, etc. I tried to connect. Zip.
> Computer tells me
>
> >May 3 14:22:52 localhost pppd[917]: The remote system is required to
> >authenticate itself but I couldn't find any secret (password) which would
> >let it use an IP address.
>
> OK, this is wonderful. All the doc says it is so easy... Some kind
> souls tell me that I need to add the "noauth" argument. OK, why do I
> need to do this? I mean, why does it default to auth?
>
> But when I try to do this, Computer tells me that I can only do it as
> root. Now, all the docs and books say, don't use root unless you really
> need to. But if I can't connect to the Internet as a normal user, I need
> to be root. So I log in as root, and "noauth" and get the connection up.
> The connection, and nothing more.
>
> In spite of the fact that I have my ISPs DNS numbers correctly entered,
> nothing happens. Computer is searching in the ether and cannot find any
> nameservers. I try, on the advice of a kind soul on this list, to
> uncomment the lines in the resolv.conf file, to no avail.
>
> So, still no connection.
>
> What gives? If everyone else can get a connection up, is there something
> wrong with my installation or my computer? If the books and docs show it
> is so easy, why I am having so many problems? And this noauth thing -
> why do I have to add it, when, apparently, no one should need auth except
> in special cases?
>
> I'm a bit taken aback by some of the stuff I need to do to get this up
> and running. Especially because I have been hired to write tutorials
> about Mandrake for a web site, and need to explain to others how to do
> these things. Sure, most things work out ok, but when I see just how
> complicated it is to get a simple ppp connection, I am really shocked.
> (BTW, it was actually much easier to get my Linux box networked with my
> Mac over AppleTalk; definately a power user thing, while a ppp connection
> is really a basic).
>
> </rant>
>
> So, can anyone help?
>
>
> Kirk
>
>
> vice versa
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