Re: Gnome PPP dial-up problems

[flagg goodnet com]

the problem i experience with gnome-ppp (keep in mind i have connected
flawlessly the last 3 or 4 years using pon/poff with debian.) is the pppd
daemen dies unexpectly _immediately_ after we click the connect button.

shrug.

-shawn.

> my ISP is Compuserve and I downloaded a text file called Kppp-Cis.txt or 
> something like that, from the Linux forum, I followed the instructions and 
> it worked 1st time.  Previously I used to get pppd daemon died after it made 
> the connection.
> 
> Try getting a file from your ISP, someone else must be using Linux and 
> getting connected with your ISP too.  Basically my instructions talked me 
> through creating the script part of the KPPP setup (Expect and Send 
> commands).
> 
> Good Luck
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> >From: flagg@goodnet.com
> >To: Jonathan <gardnerj@pro-usa.net>
> >CC: gnome-list@gnome.org
> >Subject: Re: Gnome PPP dial-up problems
> >Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 08:33:12 -0700 (MST)
> >
> >i am experiencing the _same_ problem. and i always have.
> >
> >actually, i take that back. i did get it working once a LONG time ago, but
> >i honestly forget how i did it. try running gnome-ppp as root and see if it
> >gives you the same error. if it doesnt at least you know its probably a
> >permission problem.
> >
> >-shawn.
> >
> >
> > > Well, I did the setuid on pppd (which is located at /usr/sbin/ not just 
> >/sbin) but
> > > as soon as I click on "connect" I get the error that the "pppd daemon 
> >has died"
> > > pap-secrets seems fine also, besides I wouldn't expect that to cause a 
> >problem
> > > until I was trying to authenticate. This is immediate, upon pressing 
> >connect. :-(
> > > could the location of pppd be the problem? Gnome-ppp looking for it at 
> >/sbin while
> > > it's really at /usr/sbin?
> > >
> > > Jonathan
> > >
> > > Cody Russell wrote:
> > >
> > > > No it doesn't. I'm not familiar enough with the inner workings of
> > > > gnome-ppp yet, or else I would fix this, but gnome-ppp requires that
> > > > /sbin/pppd be setuid. Your /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file must also be
> > > > configured the way I described in order to use gnome-ppp. If kppp is
> > > > working fine for you, there may not be much reason to switch. But if 
> >you
> > > > do want to switch, try that and let me know if it doesn't work.
> > > >
> > > > Cody
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Jonathan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well I tried installing rp3 but it led me on an unending list of 
> >failed
> > > > > dependencies. Everytime I'd try to install or update the appropriat 
> >rpm I'd
> > > > > get more I'd have to do. It finally came down to needing an updated 
> >lib for
> > > > > the updated timeconfig, for the updated initscripts and it 
> >complained about
> > > > > the fact that the old lib was needed by stuff and the new lib 
> >conflicted with
> > > > > the old. I've no idea how I'm supposed to go on from there, so for 
> >now I'm
> > > > > still using kppp.
> > > > > The fact that I can use kppp suggests that my pppd and modem access 
> >is ok.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jonathan
> > > > >
> > > > > Cody Russell wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > If you're using Red Hat Linux, you might check out Red Hat's PPP 
> >dialer,
> > > > > > rp3. It's a little more polished than gnome-ppp.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Otherwise, you can still get gnome-ppp working. You need to check 
> >and see
> > > > > > if you have a file /etc/ppp/pap-secrets setup. It should contain a 
> >line
> > > > > > such as:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > username        remote  password
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The remote tag can be any identifier you want. It must correspond 
> >to the
> > > > > > "Remote Name" entry in gnome-ppp's properties.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then chmod u+s /sbin/pppd and make sure you have proper access to 
> >your
> > > > > > modem device. I think that should work. If not, let me know what
> > > > > > /var/log/messages says.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cody Russell
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Jonathan wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'd like to wean myself away from as many kde apps as possible, 
> >but
> > > > > > > I find I have to use kppp because the Gnome PPP utility dies as 
> >soon as
> > > > > > > I try to dial. I get everything configured and then press 
> >connect and
> > > > > > > I get a crashing sound and an error message. Any ideas what 
> >could be
> > > > > > > causing this.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Also, While I use Netscape Mail for most of my email, since it 
> >only
> > > > > > > allows one POP mail account, I have to use another utility here 
> >agin
> > > > > > > kmail seems to fit the bill best, except when I want to click on 
> >link
> > > > > > > and it brings up all the kde icons. I'd like to use Balsa, but 
> >that
> > > > > > > doens't seem to be able to send via SMTP. It looks like the 
> >option is
> > > > > > > there, but I cannot choose it. Is this just not usable yet?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jonathan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > PS I had thought that I needed to use the kde CD player, but 
> >just now
> > > > > > > the Gnome CD player worked and in fact brought up the CDDB info 
> >that the
> > > > > > > kde player seemed unable to.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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