Re: [SuSE Linux] pppd setup update and more stupid? questions
Greetings, Just a quick update on the pppd install - Since I DID read the kppp manual and all related stuff and still couldn't figure out what was going wrong I just left everything and just did NOT think about ANY computer stuff ...Though I realise that this might not work for everyone, especially if you are in a hurry, it worked for me...the big realisation happened to me when I remembered that I compiled MODULE support into the kernel, BUT didn't compile any modules! Yes Stefan, you got me again there...RTFM!!! I admit I am MS-challenged and after years of putting up with useless MS manuals I am a bit biased about manuals and their value. I guess it's time to change this attitude....:-)) Now on to the next challenge: 1. Did anybody notice a marked slow response and transfer rate when using Netscape with Linux? It might be my ISP but it's never been THAT slow... I am under the impression that I set that max. modem speed to 115000 but maybe it changed again for (to me not obvious) reasons. 2. I would like to create group execute permissions (group= internet, kde) for all kde and internet related functions so that I can just? assign certain users to a group et voila they have permission to run eg. Netscape. Does Netscape take care of individual user profiles like under Windooze or do I have to set this up (hope not...). 3. Which file takes care of "path" variables like the mozilla home directory? Enuf for today....happy linuxing and have a great weekend... Utz -----Original Message----- From: Stefan Troeger <Stefan.Troeger@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> To: suse-linux-e <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Date: Tuesday, 1 December 1998 14:44 Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] pppd setup
Hi,
On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Utz Wellbrock wrote:
my apologies in advance if this sounds really dumb...
I have tried to setup my ISP connection and get the modem to dial (kdd) and connect to the ISP. Then things stop with the message: " pppd deamon died unexpectedly...". Any hints as to where to look and what might be the cause??
You haven't read the kppp help, have you? There's a list of frequently asked questions in there, which covers the unexpectedly died pppd in depth. In most cases it's just that there is a `lock' in /etc/ppp/options. If it's there, remove it.
Ciao, Stefan
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<PRE> Hi guys :) It's me again. I have trouble configuring access to the internet 1 - I read the manuals, I think I did :) 2 - I checked that PPP is in the kernel. what is happening is this : when I launch kppp as root: - It starts I defined an account . - It dials and connect . then If I do ping on a network address which I know is good ( 194.2.168.10 ) I got a network is unreachable the only host I can ping is Localhost. Of course I cannot ping a machine by it s name. If I do ps -x I have a line with diald and a lot of things after that !! does anyone have a clue on this one, thanks in advance for any help you can provide. GH Portefait -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forwards - Søren Kierkegaard -</PRE> <A HREF="bin00014.bin"> S/MIME Cryptographic Signature</A></P>
Hi, On Fri, Dec 11, 1998 at 10:34 +0100, Utz Wellbrock wrote:
are in a hurry, it worked for me...the big realisation happened to me when I remembered that I compiled MODULE support into the kernel, BUT didn't compile any modules! Yes Stefan, you got me again there...RTFM!!! I admit I
Ähem, no comment :-)
Now on to the next challenge: 1. Did anybody notice a marked slow response and transfer rate when using Netscape with Linux? It might be my ISP but it's never been THAT slow... I am under the impression that I set that max. modem speed to 115000 but maybe it changed again for (to me not obvious) reasons.
Probably irqtune can help to speed things up. You can get it from `<A HREF="http://www.best.com/~cae/irqtune/"><A HREF="http://www.best.com/~cae/irqtune/</A">http://www.best.com/~cae/irqtune/</A</A>>'.
2. I would like to create group execute permissions (group= internet, kde) for all kde and internet related functions so that I can just? assign certain users to a group et voila they have permission to run eg. Netscape.
For the internet stuff there is already a group `dialout' you can use (users in this group have permission to make dialup connections to the net). You can simply change netscape's group/permissions to only allow members of the dialout group to start it: cd /opt/netscape chown -R root.dialout * chmod -R o= * .
Does Netscape take care of individual user profiles like under Windooze or do I have to set this up (hope not...).
Yes, it does. If someone launches it for the first time, Netscape will create a directory in the user's home dir where stuff like bookmarks, settings etc. are stored. No need to fiddle with profiles like in the Win version. For the KDE permissions create a new group (e. g. `kde'), add users to it and do a cd /opt/kde chown -R root.kde * chmod -R o= * .
3. Which file takes care of "path" variables like the mozilla home directory?
~/.bashrc for an individual user and /etc/profile for everyone. Ciao, Stefan - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
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