Terry Cole, 2004-02-28 15:01:54:
> I am trying out Debian (30r2). I have managed the install but cannot
> find out how to connect to the Internet.
To set up/edit your accouts:
$ su
# /usr/sbin/pppconfig
And you'll want permission to dial out without being root, so...
# adduser YourUserName dip
# exit
$ exit
Note that adding yourself to a group won't take effect till next time
you log in. After that, this should get you connected:
$ pon provider
...where provider is optional, unless you picked a particular name
(while in pppconfig) for your ISP ("provider" is the default). And to
disconnect, it's just:
$ poff
...there's interesting stuff to look at in /etc/ppp/ and /etc/ppp/peers,
if you're curious. (There's also man pppconfig, man pon, man groups.)
How you set up your desktop to dial/disconnect depends on the preference
settings of the desktop software you're using. If you have any trouble,
please let us know what you're using (GNOME/KDE/whatever).
(BTW, you might want to add yourself to a couple more groups while
you're getting set up - most likely: audio, lp, floppy and cdrom.)
Hope that's some use,
Tim
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