Re: [PLUG] RedHat Linux 6.1 ISP connection

[Sijian Zhou <sijian@yahoo.com>]

Hi,

I think you are suggesting me to go back to manual
config or netcfg chat and let it work with minicom.
How do I made minicom work with chat? Could you send
me(sijian@yahoo.com) some instructions? Also, I
installed everything from RedHat 6.1 CD to my PC, is
it means the kernel supports pppd and pppd daemon
automatically runnung when I start my PC?

SJ

--- Greg Lopp <lopp@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Sijian Zhou wrote:
> 
> > Actually I do have /dev/modem. Originally,
> > /dev/modem->/dev/ttyS0. I changed it to point to
> > either /dev/ttyS2 or /dev/ttyS3 according to my
> modem
> > dip setting. Even /dev/modem sitting correctly(I
> > think), KDE still point to wrong device:
> > COM3 -> /dev/ttyS3
> > COM4 -> /dev/ttyS2
> 
> >
> > Can I use minicom to dial up ISP?
> >
> > SJ
> 
> You can.  All that you need minicom or chat (a
> similar program that comes
> with in the pppd.rpm) to do is configure the modem,
> dial the ISP and
> login.  Once that is done, pppd takes over to manage
> the connection.
> 
> When I was first trying to connect with RedHat 5.1,
> the biggest problem
> was finding the right combination of pppd parameters
> to use.  I ended up
> using the netcfg package that RedHat installs.  It
> saved me from many
> hours of further grief.  Just say that you want to
> add an interface, tell
> it the phone # and device file, some minor changes
> to the chat script,
> click activate and I was off. Then you capture the
> parameters it uses and
> write your own script......less sweat, all of the
> freedom.
> 
> 
>
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