[plug] Debian type question

[Jeff Williams]

Run pppconfig as root to setup the connections, apt-get uses the 
connections set up through there. Then run pon <provider> to connect  to 
the internet. To make sure user accounts can connect, make sure the the 
user is in the group dialout.

Jeff

marks wrote:

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>
> 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 gave up on full screen  console but since it runs X quite nicely 
> even that turned out to be no big deal. I really only needed a few 
> tools for testing phone lines picking up mail and so on.
>
> I have really got to like apt-get its brilliant.
>
> 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.
>
> Any one recognize this? What's up.
>
> Apologies for the ramble
>
> Mark
>

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