OK! I think I found the sollution to this! In linuxconf (just type
that into the command line as root), go to user administration and give
yourself access (enable) pppoe for whatever user you need it from.
Whoopee! Linux is fun, even he little things are simple victories. :)
-Paul R
Paul R wrote:
>
> Glenn Johnson wrote:
> >
> > Yes. You need to type (as root), 'adsl-start' and you will see a few dots
> > echoed, and then it will (should) say 'Connected!'. At that point you can
> > surf the web, get your mail, etc... To disconnect you type 'adsl-stop'.
> >
> > I'm assuming you have a dynamic IP address? I do (Bell Atlantic). If so, you
> > need only to untar the rp-pppoe package, change to the directory created,
> > run command "./go and the software prety much does the rest. Answer a few
> > questions, then read the included 'HOW-TO-CONNECT file. After I did this I
> > could connect but I couldn't go anywhere online. I believe there was a
> > problem resolving host names (correct me here if I'm wrong, group). I used
> > Windows' ipconfig utility to get my current DNS server number, back to
> > Linux, added the info to my /etc/resolve.conf file ( nameserver
> > 123.45.678.90) , connected again and I was good to go. Works like a charm!
> >
> > The best advice is to pay STRICT attention to the 'HOW-TO-CONNECT' file. Do
> > exactly as it says.
> >
> > A question to the group: How can I make it so I can use the adsl commands as
> > a regular user. Right now I have to su to run them if I'm logged on as 'joe
> > user'. If I try it as 'joe user' it says 'no such file' or something like
> > that.
> >
> > Glenn Johnson
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Registered Linux User #175132
> > Usually powered by Mandrake Linux 7.1
>
> I'm also using Bell Atlantic DSL, and I have to su to run adsl-start.
> Just a little note though, I always log out and back in as a normal user
> to spend time on the internet for safety's sake. When I nned to log
> off, I su again. Is it ok to let the system automatically log out but
> initiating the shutdown? Anyway, just a little system security (from
> yourself :).
>
> -Paul R
>
> -Paul
>
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