At 01:01 AM 9/19/99 +0000, George P. Staplin wrote:
>Herman Aa wrote:
>>
>> At 11:02 PM 9/18/99 +0000, George P. Staplin wrote:
>> >You can use minicom or xminicom they are both terminal programs.
>> >
>> Thanks, tried it out.... yes I can get in (instead of getting the
>> popup-terminal-screen) using minicom. One hurdle taken.
>> But now I have 2 programs dialing..... minicom and my pppd setup.
>> Back to the drawing-board ..... Herman Aa.
>
>Once you connect with minicom you can start pppd. The important thing
>is that you can now find out how your ISP authenticates using minicom.
>You can now make a script to automate the procedure or use a GUI tool to
>setup the script. I believe that RedHat 5 has a netcfg program that
>should work.
>
pppd is doing the dialing already. No need for minicom first.
My ISP authentication is passwords only. There is a password to enter
the system (logon-name + logon-password) and there is a password for
the POP-server (say: POPserver-password) to get my email.
I found the script.... not very obvious it is: chat-ppp0
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-ppp0
I found the tel.numbers that I had entered via the controlpanel.
I could now see that there is space for the logon-password. (had not
seen this script before, the info was entered via the control-panel)
I now have access to the ISP using pppd 'only' using this:
"/sbin/ifup ppp0" - to dial
But the tel.number and passwords is in "chat-ppp0" script. That's why
I could not find the script.
My next challenge is to get the email out.
>This HOWTO describes how to use the netcfg tool.
>http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/docs/PPP-Client-Tips/PPP-Client-Tips.html
>
I do not have network enabled.
The install-program clearly gives the option:
Networking (not dial-up) Y/N ?
I did not enable it.
Herman Aa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From a mountaintop on Cebu island, Philippines.
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