>from the CD. I installed only the minimum default system, which
>includes Gnome but not KDE, plus Linuxconf and ppxp (because
I think that you will need more than a default minimum installation to run
PPP correctly from a CD. Did you install web tools etc, or click a button
saying that you wished to connect to the Internet.
I am going to presume that you have setup a dummy interface , to check this
ifconfig lo
and chould give you something like
LO Link encap:Local loopback
inet addr :127.0.0.1 mask 255.0.0.0
uP LOOPBACK RUNNINNG MTU:3924 metric 1
It sounds as if you have the correct stuff installed in your connection
files. and have installed PPP correctly.
You will now need to link chat to PPPd by placing the below in the PPPd
command line.
pppd connect "chat -f chatfile" /dev/
cua0 ( your modem speed) -detach crtscts modem defaultroute
This will help in that it will be a one step to connect. I found this to be
the easiest way in Gnome, however the help files are a bit ambiguous.
Lots of love Jill
> However, I cannot activate the link to the modem from any of the
>applications. If I use the Modem Lights applet, it says I'm not
>connected, asks if I want to connect, then quits without any obvious
>effect, either logged in as "root" or as "tom." Likewise, Netscape
>says I'm not connected. All this time, the physical lights on the
>front of the modem indicate a good connection.
>
> So, how do I fill in Network Configurator to make it do more than
>dial my ISP? Could somebody with a good working knowledge of Gnome
>tell me what is necessary to make the applications link with the
>modem? I no longer have the Red Hat Dialer applet in the system, and
>would just as soon not add it, since that didn't work before.
>
> Thanks for the info so far; Lawson, Akintayo and Teo have all sent
>suggestions that seem to be pointing in the right direction, but the
>magic combination still eludes me.
>
>-- Tom Dove
>
>>TOM SAID
>>
>> I'm running Gnome instead of KDE, because that was the default GUI and
>>I don't know how to switch to KDE. There's a popup menu in the Gnome
>>panel that lists KPPP and a lot of other KDE programs, but they don't
>>come up while I'm in Gnome; nothing happens when I choose one.
>>
>> How do I switch to the KDE desktop? I tried choosing it from the Red
>>Hat login menu and the whole system froze so I had to shut off the power
>>and reboot.
>>
>>I DELETED THE REST
>>
>>
>>I take that you have a CD with Linux installed, and have nothing saved yet
>>on your machine that is needed.
>>You can download it from www.kde.org.
>>Threes a RPM file on the CD
>>
>>but the easiest way would to be set it up from scratch on a re-install
from
>>the CD, you get an option to install when asked what components you want
>>installed.
>>
>>After reading your mail again, I noticed that you said that KPPP etc
appear
>>on your menus in Gnome. I would say that you do have KDE installed as
these
>>will only appear when KDE is installed. I think your prob may lie
somewhere
>>else.
>>
>>When you said the whole system froze, you meant it froze, I had a cup of
>>coffee it is still frozen!!! KDE does take a little time to come up the
>>first time that you use. If KDE was not installed at all it would just
bring
>>you back to the Gnome log on page ( where you started)
>>
>>Is your X-server correctly set-up ???
>>
>>Lots of love Jill
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>>When replying to my mails always keep the original text .
>>I know this is a pain, but it will help me
>>remember our conversation previously
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