From: Matthew Devney <mde...@cs.bu.edu>
Subject: ppp dialer
Date: 1997/11/05
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People--

Is there a dialer for Linux that I can download?  Nothing fancy, just
enough to get a ppp connection between me and my ISP.

Preferably, it would run under either console or X windows, but I can
deal with one or the other.  

Thanks in advance for amy email replies.

Matthew Devney
mde...@cs.bu.edu

From: "Brian" <brian_t...@rocketship.com>
Subject: Re: ppp dialer
Date: 1997/11/06
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Hi Matt:

I run Slackware 3.3 and 'chat' works real well - see below.

Edit '/etc/resolv.conf' to include the lines:

search .
nameserver 204.113.121.12

Substitute your ISP's Domain Name Server (DNS) number for '204.113.121.12'
above. Do not use TABs.

Edit '/etc/hosts.deny' to include the line:

ALL: ALL

Edit '/etc/hosts.allow' to include the line:

ALL: LOCAL

To start a ppp connection, I enter;

pppd /dev/modem 57600 lock crtscts -d defaultroute connect 'chat ""
atdt555-1010 ogin: MyName word: MyPassword'<enter>

(Don't worry, it will word-wrap around) Use single and double quotes as
illustrated.

'555-1010' is my ISP phone number and,
'MyName' is my login name with my ISP and,
'MyPassword' is my login password with my ISP.

Fire up another console "<Alt><F2>" and type:

tail -f /var/log/messages <enter>

This will give you a running list of messages produced by Linux and
associated process', including those related to your pppd connection.

Once you are on-line, try;

lynx http://www.cdrom.com <enter>
(the home of Slackware)

'lynx' is a non-graphical web browser - it is FAST compared to GUI browsers.

AND/OR

ftp sunsite.unc.edu <enter>
(the home of SunSite)

login: anonymous
passw...@isp.com
(enter your e-mail address as password)

'ftp' is the unix non-graphical File Transfer Protocol app the allows you to
login to distant computers and tranfer files back and forth - type ?<enter>
for help.

AND/OR

ping 204.74.120.13 <enter>
(the home of Download.Com)

'ping' will produce pages of 'internet radar bounces' off responding hosts
around the net. Solid fun for minutes at a time.

AND/OR

telnet vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
(Vancouver Public Library - my home town)

login: netpac
Password: netpac1
(I'm not giving away any secrets)

Select VT100 Emulation and you're in business.

'telnet' is a non-graphical communications program that allows you to login
to distant computers and run programs on them.

To terminate the ISP connection:

ppp-off <enter>

This should all be in place and ready to go if you installed the 'N' series
of disk-sets and configured for a loopback network when you installed
Slackware 3.2 or later.

Some other tools of the trade for network and ppp status are 'netstat' and
'pppstats' - check out their man pages for more details.

Hope this helps you out. (I kind of went overboard)

Have fun.

Regards,

Brian.

Matthew Devney wrote in message <3460FB...@cs.bu.edu>...

>Is there a dialer for Linux that I can download?  Nothing fancy,
>just enough to get a ppp connection between me and my ISP.

>Preferably, it would run under either console or X windows, but
>I can deal with one or the other.

>Thanks in advance for amy email replies.

>Matthew Devney
>mde...@cs.bu.edu