[Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.

[Dermot Moynihan]

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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