Use wvdial. Mount your cdrom
1. mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2. cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
3. rpm -ivh wvdial.(some numbers...Press Tab here. The
number will be written automatically)
wvdial will get installed. Configure wvdial.
wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
open wvdial.conf using any editor and supply your
username , password and ISP phone. Save the file.
Fire 'wvdial' at the prompt and u r connected
regards
Pinku
--- Mario da Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> I know this may be an old issue, but i did try
> searching through the
> archives and was not able to find a solution. My
> software skill are
> basic at best, so please don't flame me if this
> seems trivial to you.
>
> I have RedHat 6.0 running on a 486-DX4 @ 100 Mhz. 24
> Mb RAM. I also have
> an external D-Link 33.6 kbps modem. I have created a
> ppp script using
> netconf where i specified
> my login name and password for my local isp viz
> goa1.dot.net.in
>
> I also changed my domain name to suit my ego so that
> I login to "mario"
> accordingly I changed my /etc/hosts file so that it
> read
> 127.0.0.1 mario mario
>
> I use the foll command to connect to the internet,
> #ifup ppp0
>
> I also tried using minicom to connect to the net.
> While I did get a login prompt from goatelecom.net
> (Same isp new name
> ????), which it accepted considering the fact that
> it did not indicate
> any error such as wrong login or password, and did
> indicate that a ppp
> conection was established and then put some garbage
> characters on my
> screen, I was unable to ping any outside machine.
> And after a couple of
> minutes I lost the carrier.
>
> note that when using ifup, all of what i mentioned
> above may not be
> happening as everything is done by the script. but
> after some time i can
> hear my modem redialing so it is safe to assume that
> even when i use
> ifup, I am losing the carrier and that is why the
> modem is redialling.
>
> I know I am doing some thing wrong. Given that I am
> a beginner, could
> any one please advise me on what steps are to be
> followed to connect to
> an ISP. At present I can only connect to the
> internet from office where
> everything is done by the sysadmin and i am forced
> to use win NT.
>
> I can't seem to find wvdial, perhaps i did not
> install it. So if any
> solutions would include wvdial, please advise me how
> to install and
> configure it. Though I would prefer to use ifup. I
> also have not
> installed kde or gnome coz of my rather modest
> hardware. I do use
> Xwindows but i use Lesstif or fvwm2 window managers.
> Netscape is
> installed.
>
> Thank You,
> Regards,
> mario
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