Re: [TCLUG:580] Another Newbie

[Carl Patten <cpatte@trimodalinc.com>]

Tim Wilson wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Jon Schewe wrote:
> 
> > > Problem #1: I  don't know how to use my modem to attatch to my Internet
> > > Provider -- I have a UM account.
> >
> > If you're setup as COM2 then is /dev/cua1.  The easiest way I've found
> > is to use minicom to open the connection and login, then start your ppp
> > program, shell out of minicom and start pppd with it's options and then
> > kill off minicom.  If you authenticate with CHAP or PAP, ie. don't need
> > to login with a prompt, you will have to use chat, which isn't all that
> > bad.
> 
> I've had very good luck with both XISP and PPPsetup. I don't have the URLs
> handy, but a look in the software section at http://www.linuxos.org will
> give you the links you need.
> 
> Whenever I set up my PPP stuff. I always try using minicom just to check
> whether my modem settings are correct. After that I move to something much
> more user friendly.
> 

Speaking of "user friendly," Red Hat's netcfg is a fairly easy GUI for
setting up a PPP connection, if you don't mind going into X before
connecting.  I use it under 4.2 and 5.0.  It handles scripting, PAP and
most other things you may need.

Oh, and it's generally still a good idea to link your primary modem
device (/dev/cua1) to /dev/modem. I run into a number of packages that
look for the latter by default.

-- 
Carl Patten
Systems Administrator
Trimodal Inc.