Re: Auto invoke browser upon wvdial successful Internet connection

[Barry Yu <barryyupuilee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keven Ring wrote:

> Barry Yu wrote:
>
> > Many thanks for another alternative to invoke the browser, but if you 
> > don't mind, please be a little more specifig how to use the "modem 
> > lights" applet to  panel, and connect or disconnect from a GUI, 
> > sounds like that is the way kppp is using, but would like to use this 
> > on wvdial, I want  to do this is just for further explore the 
> > variation of using wvdial - and I like wvdial.
> modem lights is a GNOME Panel Applet.  If you are using KDE, then I 
> believe that kppp would be more correct.
>
> Bear with me, because I don't dial-in [I have an always-on 
> connection], but I have set up modem lights/wvdial before.
>
> If I understand it correctly, you already have wvdial set up to 
> connect to your ISP.  Presumably, you enable/activate this connection 
> by typing the following as a non-root user [note, if it works as root, 
> but not as anyone else, add the entry USERCTL=yes to the 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 file]:
> /sbin/ifup ppp0
>
> This should invoke wvdial, make the connection to your ISP, and start 
> pppd.  If this is correct, then setting up the modem lights applet is 
> easy.  If not, then hopefully someone else can guide you into setting 
> up ppp in the first place.  Assuming that ifup ppp0 will activate your 
> internet connection, and that you are using the GNOME desktop, you can 
> do the following:
>
> On the GNOME panel, right click [in a blank portion of the panel].  A 
> menu should pop up, with the top menu item being "Add to Panel".  
> Under "Add to Panel" should be a submenu item called "Internet", which 
> should contain several applications, one of which should be modem 
> lights.  Click on this entry, and modem lights should be added to your 
> panel.
>
> To configure the modem lights applet, right click on the modem lights 
> applet, and click "Preferences" in the popup menu that shows up.  You 
> shouldn't need to change any of the settings, as the defaults should 
> work.  You should see that the connection command is /sbin/ifup ppp0, 
> while the disconnect command is /sbin/ifdown ppp0.  To actually start 
> up your connection, click the rectangular bar with the single dark 
> green circle on the modem lights applet.  You will be presented with a 
> dialog asking you to connect.  To disconnect, simply click the same 
> [now brighter green] circle.
>
> HTH.
Many thanks for giving me the additional info for setting up the modem 
lights applet in gnome, and I am using gnome desktop. I am still quite 
new in using Linux, but have gained lots of how-to since joint this list 
around 3 months, many thanks again.