Cort,
Thanks for the response.
Cort wrote:
>
> 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.
That's what I was missing. It never occured to me that it's necessary
to enter the path to a file that's in the current directory.
>
> > 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.
Yep, I missed 'chat' when I was studying the scipts at first.
>
> I'm not too sure what you mean by automating logon and logoff, can you
> elaborate?
>
> Cort
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks again,
Tom
