dan,
If this query is in reference to connecting to hiwaay.net, you must
specify what type of user authentication your service uses. I just
finished checking your service and confirmed that it does use PAP. Now
then I want you to check out this page here:
http://www.veryComputer.com/;to write down a couple
of pieces of data regarding the DNS primary and secondary IP addresses,
and such. This page has info on using linuxconf or Red Hat X interface
setup. Check out the X interface setup, as that is almost identical to
the kppp graphical setup.
Now then, I'm going to send you a set of step by step instructions on
how to do in in Kppp. They were sent out to someone else, but I'm
cutting and pasting them here.
Good Luck
Here's how I configured my KPPP to work for Mindspring.com It does
also use PAP for authentication. Log on to your system as root. Start
x going. This is assuming that you're using KDE in SuSE 6.1, and that
you installed PPP support when installing the whole system.
In KDE click on the K button, go down to Internet, click, select
Kppp. The dialog box will come up, and you can type in your login ID.
Then click on Setup on the bottom row of buttons.
Onthe next dialog which pops up, select accounts. click on new.
On the next dialog box, which is DIAL, type in connection name, like
Hiwaay or something similar, next type in local phone number to dial,
and for authenication
type, select PAP. You might also check off the store password option.
On my system, I left blank the other three boxes (not needed) and didn't
use any "Arguments".
Next tab - IP, selected Dynamic IP. Left the other check boxes
unchecked.
Next tab - DNS, typed in Mindspring.com Next, typed in the DNS IP
address into the DNS IP address box, then clicked ADD. Did this for
the second DNS Ip address for mindspring. I left the other check boxes
unchecked.
Next tab - Gateway, Default Gateway is checked and checkmark on assign
the default gateway route to this gateway.
Next tab - Login Script, didn't use. Mindspring ISP doesn't use any
scripts for login.
Next tab - Accounting - Left blank. I will know about what my usage
is, and it is unlimmited anyway.
Clicked OK
Select Device tab - Make sure /dev/modem is selected
I use a checkmark on Lock File. no other changes made.
Next tab - Modem, clicked on Query Modem, to make sure I got a response
to modem. This makes sure system can talk to modem.
Next tab - PPP check mark on show clock on caption
check mark on disconnect on X-server shutdown
check mark on minimize window on connect.
Click on OK
Typed password on main dialog box, and attempted to connect.
On my system, the first time I attempted to connect, it errored out. I
then closed Kppp, and immediately went to start menu and selected Kppp
again. This time it connected like a champ. Fired up the browser and
then set the correct parameters in the Netscape preferences.
On my system, every time I fire up X windows, the first attempt at using
Kppp errors out, but I then immediately close Kppp and fire it up
again. It works everytime after that, even all day long,* up and
then later reconnecting, as long as I don't shut down X. If I do, Kppp
will error out on the first attempt, again, but I then merely close it,
and click it again, and then it will work. If I leave the computer
booted and X running for days, Kppp will always work on the first time.
Everytime.
I didn't need to edit any configuration files of any kind or
anything like that. Merely entering the correct data in dialog boxes
automatically configures all the required config files. It's totally
transparent to the user. I went into some of the config files later and
examined them, and Kppp did all the work for me.
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