Re: Automating Dial-up

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Tyson Varosyan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I posted on this before, but something is not working out for me. Please
> help.
>
> What I am trying to do: I would like my box to dial-up on it's own when it
> is turned on without my having to log in.
>
> What I have done:
>
> nano -w /etc/init.d/startwvdial
>
> into the file I type in:
>
> wvdial verizon     
> # (This command works for me when I am logged in to dial up using my verizon
> connection.)
>
> update-rc.d startwvdial defaults
>
> This is what happens on bootup:
>
> /etc/init.d/rc: line 30: /etc/rc2.d/S20startwvdial: Permission Denied
>
> I am VERY new to Linux, so please make the instructions as detailed as
> possible. I am not opposed to using pppd ether, if that makes things easier.

Too complicated: /etc/network/interfaces can contain:

----------------------
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
#the comments with ## were set hvw 10/18/2004
auto ppp0
#iface logical-interface address-family name-of-method
#method ppp uses pon/poff
iface ppp0 inet ppp
pre-up iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.up.rules
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and pppd will dial whatever you setup in pppconfig.

I select dialup or not voa boot cmdline.

H