Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-30 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/30/08 20:46, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 08:29:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 01/30/08 19:34, Walt L. Williams wrote: >>> I tried using wvdial as it seemed simple, and I want off the >>> Suse system as soon as I can.

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-30 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 08:29:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 01/30/08 19:34, Walt L. Williams wrote: > > I tried using wvdial as it seemed simple, and I want off the > > Suse system as soon as I can. SuSE 10.3 is really rough > > and unpolished. I have been looking at the Debian system > >

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-30 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/30/08 19:34, Walt L. Williams wrote: > On Monday 28 January 2008 06:45:48 am John Hasler wrote: >> Install pppconfig. Run it as root and answer the questions. You can add >> yourself as a ppp user in the "Advanced" menu. You will then be able

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-30 Thread Walt L. Williams
On Monday 28 January 2008 06:45:48 am John Hasler wrote: > Install pppconfig. Run it as root and answer the questions. You can add > yourself as a ppp user in the "Advanced" menu. You will then be able to > start ppp with "pon" and stop it with "poff". > -- > John Hasler I tried using wvdial as

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-29 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:45:08 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Palmer writes: > > [Wvdial] is handy for a newbie. > > Only when it works. > -- > John Hasler Which the docs (probably the most charming of any linux software I have seen) graciously admit: > Nah, it Didn't Work

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-29 Thread Chris Lale
Walt L. Williams wrote: [...] > > I am attempting to connect to my ISP with wvdial. The instructions I found > states that I should run wvdialconf command. I did. It sets a few settings > for you. The instructions state that I should now change the phone number in > the wvdial.conf file to the

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread David Palmer
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:52:29 -0600 "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Geosand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080128 20:49]: > ... (RE wvdial) ... > > Because it does all the config for you. > > I used it for the first time the other day - installing a modem for fax. > > It did it all in the

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Geosand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080128 20:49]: ... (RE wvdial) ... > Because it does all the config for you. > I used it for the first time the other day - installing a modem for fax. > It did it all in the install procedure, detected the serial port the > modem was on, installed the strings, read

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/28/08 18:45, John Hasler wrote: > David Palmer writes: >> [Wvdial] is handy for a newbie. > > Only when it works. Tautology rears it's ugly head... - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a ve

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread David Palmer
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:45:08 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Palmer writes: > > [Wvdial] is handy for a newbie. > > Only when it works. Oh, I can remember when it didn't, don't worry. But that was a couple of years back. I thought I'd give it another try and lo and behold, i

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread John Hasler
David Palmer writes: > [Wvdial] is handy for a newbie. Only when it works. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Geosand
John Hasler wrote: David Palmer writes: That's what I usually do [us pppconfig], but for a newbie, wvdial is a handy app. Why? Because it does all the config for you. I used it for the first time the other day - installing a modem for fax. It did it all in the install procedure, de

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread John Hasler
David Palmer writes: > That's what I usually do [us pppconfig], but for a newbie, wvdial is a > handy app. Why? > I think it needs ppp installed though. Does it drag it in as a > dependency, or is it a separate install scenario? Wvdial depends on ppp. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Geosand
John Hasler wrote: Install pppconfig. Run it as root and answer the questions. You can add yourself as a ppp user in the "Advanced" menu. You will then be able to start ppp with "pon" and stop it with "poff". That's what I usually do, but for a newbie, wvdial is a handy app. I think it ne

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > He neither needs nor wants dhcp for dialup. Ron Johnson writes: > How else does the machine get it's IP address? It gets the gateway IP (and its own IP) via scripts run by pppd when it brings up the connection. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a su

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/28/08 07:47, John Hasler wrote: > Ron Johnson writes: >> dhcpcd is installed and configured correctly? > > He neither needs nor wants dhcp for dialup. How else does the machine get it's IP address? - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "I'm

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread John Hasler
Ron Johnson writes: > dhcpcd is installed and configured correctly? He neither needs nor wants dhcp for dialup. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread John Hasler
Install pppconfig. Run it as root and answer the questions. You can add yourself as a ppp user in the "Advanced" menu. You will then be able to start ppp with "pon" and stop it with "poff". -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 05:25:47AM -0700, Walt L. Williams wrote: > I am attempting to connect to my ISP with wvdial. The instructions I found > states that I should run wvdialconf command. I did. It sets a few settings > for you. The instructions state that I should now change the phone number i

Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/28/08 06:25, Walt L. Williams wrote: > Greetings > > I am trying to make the move the Etch. Before I can make the move I need to > insure I can get on the internet. (Much of my college work is on the > internet.) > > I am attempting to conne

Trying to get on the web with wvdial.

2008-01-28 Thread Walt L. Williams
Greetings I am trying to make the move the Etch. Before I can make the move I need to insure I can get on the internet. (Much of my college work is on the internet.) I am attempting to connect to my ISP with wvdial. The instructions I found states that I should run wvdialconf command. I did.