Redhat comes with very handy tools to get your ppp link working. As you
seem not to be confortable with unix yet, you might want to use these
tools.
try linuxconf and control-panel, they both have the ability to configure
your ppp link.
Once made, they've got buttons (under X) to initiate the connexion, but
you can use "/sbin/ifup ppp0" and "/sbin/ifdown ppp0" to initiate and
terminate you connexion.
Redhat configures the system in its own way (in the directory
/etc/sysconf). I discourage you to put thing you get elsewhere when it
already exists in redhat. For example copying scripts in /etc/ppp might
break the utilities like linuxconf and control-panel which might expect
to find something else here.
By the way,
the ppp-* files are just scripts, yes as are *.bat in dos ... so i don't
undestand your question.
these scripts are suppose to use chat to initiate the phone link and then
launch pppd get in network.
minicom is only used to test the connexion by hand and detect if you need
pap/chap ou nothing(login+passwd). There is no need to use a terminal
emulation when you want the link automated (chat deals with this part of
the connexion).
Hope this help
-----Message d'origine-----
De: Tom Bernett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Date: vendredi 11 décembre 1998 14:57
À: Linux Newbie
Objet: Getting ppp-on to work.
Hi all,
Total newbie here. I'm using RH5.2
I've managed to get online manually by establishing a ppp session in
minicom, and then issuing the command "pppd /dev/modem...."
Now I want to automate the process. I found the ppp-on, on-dialer, &
off scripts and copied them to /etc/ppp and modified them as necessary.
I think I understand things to this point. But the ppp-* files are just
scripts. Where's the executable (like a *.bat in DOS). The ppp-howto
and the newsgroup archives imply that all that's needed is to create the
files, put them where you can access them, and run by entering ppp-on.
All I get is "commnand not found". What am I missing?
Also, the scripts have no provision for minicom (or any other
dialer/terminal program) as far as I can see. Just what is the process
for automating logon/logoff? Again, the howto and archives were no help
to me.
Thanks,
Tom
