[Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.

Sun Nov 10 00:05:29 UTC 2002

Have you been here yet:
http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/en/html/

Best wishes

Roger Whittaker

On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, Dermot Moynihan wrote:

> Norman
> First of all, I'd suggest going to GLLUG at linux.co.uk - all the messages are
> still there!
> Read all the ones to do with the thread "Can't connect to the Internet".
> I had problems myself - I initially tried to upgrade from Suse 8.0 to 8.1
> and tried to hang onto Sun Office along the way. It's not in 8.1. Ended up
> having to do a clean install of 8.1. It's been downhill all the way since
> then. If you look for my name on that list you'll also come across another
> problem I had with a CD ROM drive that seemed to think I only had audio
> CDs. I've sorted that.
> I'm beginning to think Linux people pay dear for their fun.
>
> At 22:16 09/11/02, you wrote:
> >Dermot
> >
> >I have just picked up the last bit of your thread.
> >I too am a new and simple user ... with SuSE previously 7.3 now 8.1 running
> >... and having problems/learning. ¿Which version are you running?
>
> 8.1
>
> >  I think I
> >probably lost your earlier mails when I lost everything I had in the SuSE
> >7.3 by trying to directly upgrade to 8.3 (without saving backups)
> >Maybe we can help each other a bit , under the eye of the experts, who can
> >join in from time to time.
> >
> >Regarding your message:
> >- when you just open a console normally you are in the system as ANOTHER
> >USER without many permissions to change hardly anything
> >- su lets you enter as root with permission to tinker with everything
> >- somewhere you should have kppp dialer (if you have KDE running with your
> >SuSE). this sets up similarly to a windows dialer.
> >
> >My current problem in setting up kppp is that:
> >
> >1. when I first try to open KPPP it tells me that
> >     you don't have sufficient permissions to open usr/sbin/pppd
> >     please make sure that kppp is owned by root and has the SUID bit set
> >
> >2. but then it lets me open the kppp programme, dials, connects, flashes
> >logging in for half a second before closing down
> >
> >I have been through the various reasonable options for kppp set up , taking
> >out the firewall, taking out the antivirus, .... but all with the same
> >results.
> >
> >I am sure that I am missing something in this set up procedure that is
> >throwing things out.
>
> I too had a lot of trouble with kppp - that's why I went with wvdial in the
> end. I also tried Kinternet. Rubbish instructions in the manual.
> Suse is definitely not for beginners.
> all the best
> Dermot
>
> >Best of luck
> >
> >Norman
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Dermot Moynihan" <dermoyn at onetel.net.uk>
> >To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
> >Sent: sábado, 09 de noviembre de 2002 22:09
> >Subject: Re: [Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.
> >
> >
> > > Good news. At last I've managed to connect to the Internet. Entered the
> > > settings as root in wvdial.conf.
> > > Now I open a console, type Su, my password, Wvdial, click on a link and
> >I'm on.
> > > It's a bit of a hassle - why do I have to be su. to make this happen? I
> > > certainly do not want to be comparing this with the way I just have to
> > > click on a link in Windows and the dialling follows automatically,
> >however,
> > > it's my only frame of reference.  Is this the only way I can get on the
> >net
> > > with linux?
> > > By the way, during the loading of Linux I notice that PPP0 is listed as
> > > 'manual' whereas everything else is listed as 'done'. Would that be
> > > anything to do with it?
> > >
> > > Thanks go to Vincent, Jason, Andrew H, Andrew W, Mark, Michael, Bruce,
> > > mriscott, Jim, Uncle Tom Cobbley and all. Apologies if I've left anybody
> > > out. I tried everything, no kidding, that was suggested. Some were
> >probably
> > > opposites! I had to reinstall Linux at one stage just to get my bearings
> > > again. I then went back to wvdial as I had got farther with that than
> > > anything else. Also, I checked out the suggested links.
> > > So, thanks again to all and sundry - yee've got a nice thing here.
> > > If anyone has time for any suggestions as to how I can do things as an
> > > ordinary user I'd be grateful.
> > > all the best
> > > Dermot
> > >
> > >
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