[Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.

[Dermot Moynihan]

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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