On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 17:12, Tim Ford wrote: > Brian Parish wrote: > > >On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 12:43, Tim Ford wrote: > > > > > >>A few quick questions - > >> > >>Im trying to get internet connectivity through Telstra Big Pond cable. I > >>have run ifconfig, and it showed me which one was connecting. > >> > >>For the second part, i needed to run a program which allows me to access > >>the cable line. It came in RPM fashion, i installed it, and now i cannot > >>run the program, as it doesn't show up in my "run" list, and the binary > >>has the descritption application/x-octetstream. i was wondering how i > >>could go about running the program (i run gnome, btw), and/or finding > >>where i went wrong in the installation. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >Tim, > > > >I have set up bigpond cable for customers. I had to use a thing called > >bpalogin. It's easy to set up and use. Can mail it to your privately > >if you like. > > > >HTH > >Brian > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > Actually, thats the problem. I have Bpalogin rpm, and i installed it, > however i cannot run it. When i go to the binary of it, it says its not > an application (it says its an octetstream), and i am unsure how to run > it, delete it or reinstall it. Any help would be appreciated. > > > Sounds like the rpm installation didn't make it executable. If so, all you should need to do is:
chmod +x /where/ever/it/lives/bpalogin You will need to be root to do this. You also need some settings in /etc/bpalogin.conf IIRC. HTH Brian
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