On 10-Dec-98 Tom Bernett wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Total newbie here. I'm using RH5.2
>
> I've managed to get online manually by establishing a ppp session in
> minicom, and then issuing the command "pppd /dev/modem...."
>
> Now I want to automate the process. I found the ppp-on, on-dialer, &
> off scripts and copied them to /etc/ppp and modified them as necessary.
>
> I think I understand things to this point. But the ppp-* files are just
> scripts. Where's the executable (like a *.bat in DOS). The ppp-howto
> and the newsgroup archives imply that all that's needed is to create the
> files, put them where you can access them, and run by entering ppp-on.
> All I get is "commnand not found". What am I missing?
If the error you got was similar to "bash: ppp-on: command not found", that
would mean that the "ppp-on" script was placed in a directory that isn't listed
in your PATH variable. You can check your path by running "echo $PATH". Note
that unlike DOS, the currently directory is not in your path by default.
> Also, the scripts have no provision for minicom (or any other
> dialer/terminal program) as far as I can see. Just what is the process
> for automating logon/logoff? Again, the howto and archives were no help
> to me.
The script should have used a terminal program for dialing up your ISP, but it
probably isn't "minicom". "chat" and "dip" are common favorites for use in
dialup scripts.
I'm not too sure what you mean by automating logon and logoff, can you
elaborate?
Cort
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