Re: Help ppp

[Kent West <kent.west@infotech.acu.edu>]

mr anonym wrote:
> 
> Hello, i have just installed Linux, how do i do to get connected(ppp)?
> =)
> 

As root, run pppconfig. It'll ask a bunch of questions, such as phone
number to your ISP, and your login name and password, etc. Basically
pppconfig creates a dial-up connection, like "Make New Connection" in
Win95's Dial-Up Networking (gag, ack ack). The connection will be called
provider unless you override this name (which I don't suggest right
now). Then it'll return to it's first screen, offering to create
a(nother) new connection or to exit. Exit.

After the connection is created, you should merely type pon to turn ppp
on, and poff to turn ppp off. You can also use plog to see a log of ppp
activity. If you plog right after typing pon, you'll see that it's
trying to reset the modem. Wait a second or two, and then plog again,
you'll see the modem is trying to dial. In other words, type plog every
few seconds the first time or two that you connect so you can see how
the log screen changes depending on where in the process the ppp
connection is.

After you get a connection up, (30 seconds or so after typing pon), you
can ftp or telnet or lynx, etc.

Kent