[plug] Debian type question

[Adrian Woodley]

Hmm, in that case make sure that the user you are trying to connect with is in
the 'dip' group and then logout and back in again. Also, use pon <provider>
rather than pppd call.

Regards,
Adrian Woodley
Diskworld Computer & IT
www.Diskworld.com.au

Australian Linux Conference, Perth 2003
http://conf.linux.org.au


Quoting marks <marks at omninet.net.au>:

> 
> 
> Adrian Woodley wrote:
> 
> > Little bit more information needed before I comment:-
> >     Are you using an internal modem or external?
> >     Are you sure the serial port works.
> >     Have you install the ThinkPad kernel modules and corresponding
> software?
> > 
> 
> 
> External
> 
> I used the six floppy install set and then pulled my base
> system down over the dialup connection after configuring pppd as part of 
> the base-config install script.
> I don't have the cd.
> 
> Hence my expectation that pppd would already be
> configured system wide.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >>I have installed Debian (woody) for the first time on a old IBM Think 
> >>Pad 760. It was less pain full than I expected.
> 
> 
> >>I figured since I used apt-get to build my system I would already
> >>have a working dialup.  Not so.   I have been thrashing about trying
> >>to configure pppd for a user but just cant get it right.
> >> 
> >>I have added user to the appropriate groups and poured over the config 
> >>files.  Used pppdconfig tools to try different set ups all with the same 
> >>result .User initiated pppd dials up fine but no network.  I've been 
> >>using Mandrake for a while and must be out of practice.
> > 
> >>Does apt-get call pon in the same way as  $ pppd call isp.
> > 
> >>I notice while apt-get is running user can access the network 
> >>(web,mail,ftp) fine.  I figure there may be a permissions issue some
> >>where but I'm stuffed if I can find it.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> >>
> > 
> > 
> 
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