Auto invoke browser upon wvdial successful Internet connection
Barry Yu
barryyupuilee at sbcglobal.net
Tue May 4 23:45:28 UTC 2004
Keven Ring wrote:
> Barry Yu wrote:
>
>> Many thanks for another alternative to invoke the browser, but if you
>> don't mind, please be a little more specifig how to use the "modem
>> lights" applet to panel, and connect or disconnect from a GUI,
>> sounds like that is the way kppp is using, but would like to use this
>> on wvdial, I want to do this is just for further explore the
>> variation of using wvdial - and I like wvdial.
>>
>>
> modem lights is a GNOME Panel Applet. If you are using KDE, then I
> believe that kppp would be more correct.
>
> Bear with me, because I don't dial-in [I have an always-on
> connection], but I have set up modem lights/wvdial before.
>
> If I understand it correctly, you already have wvdial set up to
> connect to your ISP. Presumably, you enable/activate this connection
> by typing the following as a non-root user [note, if it works as root,
> but not as anyone else, add the entry USERCTL=yes to the
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 file]:
> /sbin/ifup ppp0
>
> This should invoke wvdial, make the connection to your ISP, and start
> pppd. If this is correct, then setting up the modem lights applet is
> easy. If not, then hopefully someone else can guide you into setting
> up ppp in the first place. Assuming that ifup ppp0 will activate your
> internet connection, and that you are using the GNOME desktop, you can
> do the following:
>
> On the GNOME panel, right click [in a blank portion of the panel]. A
> menu should pop up, with the top menu item being "Add to Panel".
> Under "Add to Panel" should be a submenu item called "Internet", which
> should contain several applications, one of which should be modem
> lights. Click on this entry, and modem lights should be added to your
> panel.
>
> To configure the modem lights applet, right click on the modem lights
> applet, and click "Preferences" in the popup menu that shows up. You
> shouldn't need to change any of the settings, as the defaults should
> work. You should see that the connection command is /sbin/ifup ppp0,
> while the disconnect command is /sbin/ifdown ppp0. To actually start
> up your connection, click the rectangular bar with the single dark
> green circle on the modem lights applet. You will be presented with a
> dialog asking you to connect. To disconnect, simply click the same
> [now brighter green] circle.
>
> HTH.
>
Many thanks for giving me the additional info for setting up the modem
lights applet in gnome, and I am using gnome desktop. I am still quite
new in using Linux, but have gained lots of how-to since joint this list
around 3 months, many thanks again.
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