Re: [newbie] Console Dial Up

[Glyn Millington]

Marc,

You can find instructions for this on mandrakeuser.prg

Have a look in /usr/doc    I'm sure there is a HOWTO  on this.  

I attach a recipe for connecting to Freeserve in the UK via the
console as another recipe on the same theme!
HTH

Glyn M.



On Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 07:46:57AM -0400, thus spake Marc:
> I have searched low and medium and I do not know where high is. Well I guess
> this is high. Can some one let me know how I can dial into my isp through
> the console only. No need to go into X at all. Thanks alot.
> 
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Title: Connecting to Freeserve using Linux

Connecting to Freeserve using Linux One of the first things new Linux user wants to do with Linux is connect to the internet, and rightly so. The internet is the largest and most useful source of information and help about Linux. It's a lot easier to try out a suggestion to a problem in Linux from a newsgroup or webpage if you are reading it using Linux. This article shows how to connect to Freeserve, step by step. If you don't already have an account with them we will go through setting one up. It shouldn't be too difficult to adapt this to other ISP's, and as it's free, it doesn't cost anything to try these scripts before adapting them. First, using any editor add the following line to /etc/ppp/options: auth Open /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and add this line: freeservesignup * signup We now need to make the password file unreadable to normal users. Type in: chmod 600 chap-secrets Now we need to start the actual Freeserve scripts. First we'll make a directory for them, by typing: mkdir /etc/ppp/peers Here comes the Freeserve-specific settings. Create a file /etc/ppp/peers/freeserve and put the following in it: connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/peers/freeserve.chat' name freeservesignup /dev/modem 115200 crtscts modem defaultroute noipdefault asyncmap 0x00000000 mru 1500 mtu 1500 noauth Now we need to create the file that says what to tell the modem. Create a file /etc/ppp/peers/freeserve.chat containing: ABORT BUSY ABORT "NO CARRIER" "" AT&F OK ATDT08450796699 CONNECT Edit the /etc/etc resolv.conf file so that it contains: nameserver 195.92.195.94 nameserver 195.92.195.95 This tells linux what DNS servers to use. Now we have to make a script to connect us to freeserve. Create /usr/bin/fs with these two lines in it: #!/bin/bash /usr/sbin/pppd call freeserve And for a script to disconnect, create a file called /usr/bin/fs-off with the following: #!/bin/bash kill `cat /var/run/ppp0.pid` The previous two have to be made executable. Type these two commands in: chmod 755 /usr/bin/fs chmod 755 /usr/bin/fs-off Finally we have to make it possible for any user (not just root) to connect. Type in: chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd Now we are ready to sign-up for an account. If you already have an account, skip on to the part that says what to do once you've signed up. Otherwise follow on: Load X-Windows and then start Netscape Navigator (or any other browser with SSL support) From an XTerm, type the command fs, and your modem should start dialling Once you are connected, go to the following URL https://signup.freeserve.net Follow the signup process, recording your email address and password. In your XTerm type the command fs-off to disconnect. Now that you've signed up, you have to type the new settings in. Edit the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file. Replace freeservesignup with your nodename and signup with your password. For example, if your email address was [EMAIL PROTECTED] and your password mypassword, change the line to this: furey.freeserve.co.uk * mypassword Enclose the password in double quotation marks if it contains any spaces. Edit the /etc/ppp/peers/freeserve file and replace freeservesignup with your nodename, as before. All that remains is for you to setup your internet software. Here are some details which should help: Web proxy server: www-cache.freeserve.net Port: 8080 SMTP server (outgoing email): smtp.freeserve.net POP3 server (incoming email): pop.freeserve.net Use your email address as your username and your dial-up password for the password. News server: news.freeserve.net You're now ready to browse the internet under Linux. Type fs to connect and fs-off to disconnect. Happy surfing!