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According to this i can get in when I first log in as root I can then access the web. Changing wvdial.conf permissions to 655 worked but I still must run it in console first. Now I have a curious question how do I get the system to dial when go to www.oclug.org ??? See OUTPUT: below CWSIV On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:44:56 +0800 "Joe Morris (NTM)" <Joe_Morris@ntm.org> writes:
On 09/23/2003 11:18 AM, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
--Wvdial Permission Denied /dev/ttyS? all permissions 660 Root uucp
--Netscape Unable to locate server tested with numeric address for Suse http://194.112.123.200 Error: "Connection refused"
What is left to get user permission to access the internet and email?
Check the permissions on /etc/wvdial.conf. Maybe you edited this file
and changed the group by accident.
OUTPUT: linux:/home/cwsiv # cat /etc/wvdial.conf [Dialer Defaults] Area Code = Password = [[[[[edited]]]]] Baud = 115200 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Auto DNS = 1 Phone = 2052041 Tonline = 0 Modem = /dev/ttyS0 Modem Name = Dial Command = ATDT Idle Seconds = 0 Compuserve = 0 Modem Type = Analog Modem Username = cwsiv Stupid Mode = 1 ISDN = 0 Force Address = linux:/home/cwsiv # wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT2052041 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT2052041 CONNECT 115200 --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Tue Sep 23 11:49:56 2003 --> pid of pppd: 1780 --> pppd: Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: Authentication (PAP) started --> pppd: Authentication (PAP) successful --> pppd: local IP address 66.81.178.16 --> pppd: remote IP address 69.19.219.69 --> pppd: primary DNS address 66.81.7.70 --> pppd: secondary DNS address 66.81.0.252 --> pppd: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful --> Default route Ok. --> Nameserver (DNS) Ok. --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect Caught signal #2! Attempting to exit gracefully... --> pppd: Terminating on signal 15. --> pppd: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started --> pppd: Terminate Request (Message: "User request") --> pppd: Connect time 11.4 minutes. --> Disconnecting at Tue Sep 23 12:01:20 2003 linux:/home/cwsiv # whereis wvdial wvdial: /usr/bin/wvdial /usr/bin/wvdial.lxdialog /usr/bin/wvdial.tcl /etc/wvdial .conf /usr/share/wvdial /usr/share/man/man1/wvdial.1.gz Permissions ls /dev/ttyS* -l crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 64 Sep 23 11:49 /dev/ttyS0 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 65 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS1 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 74 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS10 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 75 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS11 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 76 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS12 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 77 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS13 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 78 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS14 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 79 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS15 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 80 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS16 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 81 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS17 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 82 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS18 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 83 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS19 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 66 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS2 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 84 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS20 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 85 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS21 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 86 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS22 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 87 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS23 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 67 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS3 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 68 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS4 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 69 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS5 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 70 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS6 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 71 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS7 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 72 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS8 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 73 Sep 23 2001 /dev/ttyS9 linux:/home/cwsiv # ls /etc/wvdial* -l -rw------- 1 root root 336 Sep 22 19:20 /etc/wvdial.conf linux:/home/cwsiv # linux:/home/cwsiv # ls /usr/bin/wvdial -l -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 114780 Sep 19 2001 /usr/bin/wvdial linux:/home/cwsiv # linux:/home/cwsiv # exit exit cwsiv@linux:~> wvdial --> Can't read config file /etc/wvdial.conf: Permission denied cwsiv@linux:~> cwsiv@linux:~> su Password: linux:/home/cwsiv # chmod 655 /etc/wvdial.conf linux:/home/cwsiv # exit exit cwsiv@linux:~> wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT2052041 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT2052041 CONNECT 115200 --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Tue Sep 23 12:24:09 2003 --> pid of pppd: 2034 --> pppd: Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: Authentication (PAP) started --> pppd: Authentication (PAP) successful --> pppd: local IP address 66.81.192.224 --> pppd: remote IP address 69.19.219.69 --> pppd: primary DNS address 66.81.7.70 --> pppd: secondary DNS address 66.81.0.252 --> pppd: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful --> Default route Ok. --> Nameserver (DNS) Ok. --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect Caught signal #2! Attempting to exit gracefully... --> pppd: Terminating on signal 15. --> pppd: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started --> pppd: Terminate Request (Message: "User request") --> pppd: Terminate Request (Message: "User request") --> Disconnecting at Tue Sep 23 12:26:19 2003 ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!