Paul Howarth wrote:
Thomas W. Cranston wrote:
Hi
I am Linux newbie. I am A+ certified (I know-big
deal)
I just installed Fedora Core 3 2004-11-03. I used
System Settings -
Network - Query - entered Password for root -
Network Configuration -
My USR internal hardware Modem shows up as ppp0.
Nothing happens when I activate it. Its volume is
set at very loud.
I can get out on the web using that machine,
running Damm Small Linux
(DSL)form the CD player and RAM, so that tells me
that there is not a
hardware problem.
I do not see any way to select authentication
methods from the
Network Configuration. (PAP, Chat, or CHAP) I do
not see an option to
configure my modem to .......S4 (comm 5) Where
USR Modems usually
configure to. This is where I place it when
running DSL. I find it
odd that a lot of Linux distros automatically
configure the modem to
.....S0 (comm 1), as most hardware modems are USR
(at least in this
part of the world), and they configure to ....S4.
How do I make these
choices?
Now comes the big question
I tried tail -f /var/log/messages, and got
permission denied.
I am assuming that I have root permissions, as I
created a root
password during the installation, as well as a
User name and a
password. I use my root password to use the
network configuration
application.
How do I log on as root?
I do not see anywhere to log on as root. After I
boot up, I am asked
for my user name, and then my password. I do not
see anywhere to log
on as root.
You can log on as root by using the username
"root" instead of your
own username, and then enter root's password.
However, this is
generally a bad thing to do because it's easy to
do lots of damage by
making mistakes when running as root.
Instead, you could open a terminal window in your
regular session and
enter the command "su -"; when prompted for the
password, enter the
root password. This will switch you to root for
just that terminal
window. You'll be able to run "tail -f
/var/log/messages" in that window.
You could also try the command-line program
"wvdial" as an option for
setting up an Internet connection.
Paul.
logged on as root,& ran wvdial:
[root@localhost -]# wvdial
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
--> Warning: section [Dialer DeFaults] does not
exist in wvdial.conf.
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file of
directory
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file of
directory
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file of
directory
root@localhost -]# wvdialconf
Usage: wvdialconf ,configfile-name>
(create/update a wvdial.config file
automatically)
root@localhost -]#
I again went to System Settings - Network - Query -
entered Password for
root - Network Configuration - My USR internal
hardware Modem shows up
as ppp0.
I will use caps inbetween the following message
lines for my comments
for clarity, not shouting.
I got these messages:
June 13 18:07:15 localhost ifup-pppd started for
choicenet on /dev/ttyS0
at 115200
AS I SUSPECTED, THE MODEM IS CONFIGURED AT ttyS0. IT
NEEDS TO BE
CONFIGUED AT ttyS4
June 13 18:07:15 localhost pppd [3794]: pppd 2.4.2
started by root, uid 0
June 13 18:07:16 localhost wvdial [3807]: WvDial:
Intrnet dialer version
1.54.0
June 13 18:07:16 localhost wvdial [3807]:
Initializing modem
June 13 18:07:16 localhost wvdial [3807]: Sending:
ATZ
June 13 18:07:21 localhost wvdial [3807]: Sending
ATQ0
June 13 18:07:22 localhost wvdial [3807]:
Re-Sending: ATZ
June 13 18:07:27 localhost wvdial [3807]: Modem not
responding.
June 13 18:07:27 localhost pppd [3794]: Connect
script failed
June 13 18:07:28 localhost pppd [3794]: Exit
How do I use wvdial to get out on the web?
How do I use wvdialconf to configure my connection?
Or how do get fedora to properly configure my
dialup?
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