Auto invoke browser upon wvdial successful Internet connection

[Keven Ring]

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.

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