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Antonio Olivares wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Paul Howarth wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Thomas W. Cranston wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi
I am Linux newbie. I am A+ certified (I know-big
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<pre wrap="">I just installed Fedora Core 3 2004-11-03. I used
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<pre wrap="">System Settings -
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<pre wrap="">Network - Query - entered Password for root -
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<pre wrap="">Network Configuration -
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<pre wrap="">My USR internal hardware Modem shows up as ppp0.
Nothing happens when I activate it. Its volume is
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<pre wrap="">set at very loud.
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<pre wrap="">I can get out on the web using that machine,
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<pre wrap="">running Damm Small Linux
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<pre wrap="">(DSL)form the CD player and RAM, so that tells me
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<pre wrap="">that there is not a
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I do not see any way to select authentication
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<pre wrap="">methods from the
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<pre wrap="">Network Configuration. (PAP, Chat, or CHAP) I do
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<pre wrap="">not see an option to
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<pre wrap="">configure my modem to .......S4 (comm 5) Where
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<pre wrap="">USR Modems usually
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<pre wrap="">configure to. This is where I place it when
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<pre wrap="">running DSL. I find it
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<pre wrap="">odd that a lot of Linux distros automatically
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<pre wrap="">configure the modem to
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<pre wrap="">.....S0 (comm 1), as most hardware modems are USR
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<pre wrap="">(at least in this
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<pre wrap="">part of the world), and they configure to ....S4.
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<pre wrap="">How do I make these
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<pre wrap="">choices?
Now comes the big question
I tried tail -f /var/log/messages, and got
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<pre wrap="">I am assuming that I have root permissions, as I
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<pre wrap="">created a root
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<pre wrap="">password during the installation, as well as a
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<pre wrap="">User name and a
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<pre wrap="">password. I use my root password to use the
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<pre wrap="">network configuration
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<pre wrap="">application.
How do I log on as root?
I do not see anywhere to log on as root. After I
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<pre wrap="">boot up, I am asked
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<pre wrap="">for my user name, and then my password. I do not
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<pre wrap="">see anywhere to log
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You can log on as root by using the username
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<pre wrap="">"root" instead of your
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<pre wrap="">own username, and then enter root's password.
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<pre wrap="">However, this is
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<pre wrap="">generally a bad thing to do because it's easy to
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<pre wrap="">do lots of damage by
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<pre wrap="">making mistakes when running as root.
Instead, you could open a terminal window in your
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<pre wrap="">regular session and
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<pre wrap="">enter the command "su -"; when prompted for the
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<pre wrap="">password, enter the
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<pre wrap="">root password. This will switch you to root for
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<pre wrap="">just that terminal
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<pre wrap="">window. You'll be able to run "tail -f
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<pre wrap="">/var/log/messages" in that window.
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<pre wrap="">You could also try the command-line program
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<pre wrap="">"wvdial" as an option for
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<pre wrap="">setting up an Internet connection.
Paul.
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<pre wrap="">logged on as root,& ran wvdial:
[root@localhost -]# wvdial
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
--> Warning: section [Dialer DeFaults] does not
exist in wvdial.conf.
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file of
directory
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file of
directory
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file of
directory
root@localhost -]# wvdialconf
Usage: wvdialconf ,configfile-name>
(create/update a wvdial.config file
automatically)
root@localhost -]#
I again went to System Settings - Network - Query -
entered Password for
root - Network Configuration - My USR internal
hardware Modem shows up
as ppp0.
I will use caps inbetween the following message
lines for my comments
for clarity, not shouting.
I got these messages:
June 13 18:07:15 localhost ifup-pppd started for
choicenet on /dev/ttyS0
at 115200
AS I SUSPECTED, THE MODEM IS CONFIGURED AT ttyS0. IT
NEEDS TO BE
CONFIGUED AT ttyS4
June 13 18:07:15 localhost pppd [3794]: pppd 2.4.2
started by root, uid 0
June 13 18:07:16 localhost wvdial [3807]: WvDial:
Intrnet dialer version
1.54.0
June 13 18:07:16 localhost wvdial [3807]:
Initializing modem
June 13 18:07:16 localhost wvdial [3807]: Sending:
ATZ
June 13 18:07:21 localhost wvdial [3807]: Sending
ATQ0
June 13 18:07:22 localhost wvdial [3807]:
Re-Sending: ATZ
June 13 18:07:27 localhost wvdial [3807]: Modem not
responding.
June 13 18:07:27 localhost pppd [3794]: Connect
script failed
June 13 18:07:28 localhost pppd [3794]: Exit
How do I use wvdial to get out on the web?
How do I use wvdialconf to configure my connection?
Or how do get fedora to properly configure my
dialup?
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To first use wvdial you need to create the default
configuration.
If in doubt please read.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/wvdial.html">http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/wvdial.html</a>
as superuser
# su
psswd: ****
# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
You can also try KPPP, configure the settings and
query your modem till you hit it(find the modem port
ttyS*).
Try to dial from there
It will scan the ports and should find your modem.
Make sure that you know what your ISP asks for. If
they assign automatic IP address or a static one.
Also DNS nameservers and routers/routes.
Search through
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/">http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/</a>
In case the above fails.
Best Regards,
Antonio
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<pre wrap="">>You can also try KPPP, configure the settings and
query your modem till you hit it(find the modem port
ttyS*).
>>where do I find KPPP?
Try to dial from there</pre>
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