[Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.

[Dermot Moynihan]

On Sunday 10 November 2002 11:12, Walid Shaari wrote:
> On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 10:17, Dermot Moynihan wrote:
> > On Sunday 10 November 2002 09:22, Ian Scott wrote:
> > > > > 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?
> > >
> > > The problem is that when you type wvdial, you connect via the modem,
> > > and only root has permissions to read/write to the port.
> > >
> > > To get round this, as root type
> > >
> > > chmod 777 /dev/modem
> > >
> > > (where /dev/modem is whatever port your modem is on - look in
> > > wvdial.conf).
> > >
> > > Then, you should be able to run wvdial as a non-root user.
> >
> > Ian
> > I did this. Checked wvdial.conf, Logged on as root, typed:
> >
> > chmod 777 /dev/ttys0
> > pressed ENTER
> > and got the following:
> >
> >  dermot at linux:~> wvdial
> > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42
> > --> Initializing modem.
> > --> Sending: ATZ
> > ATZ
> > OK
> > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
> > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
> > OK
> > --> Modem initialized.
> > --> Idle Seconds = 600, disabling automatic reconnect.
> > --> Sending: ATDTxxxxxxxxxxx
> > --> Waiting for carrier.
> > ATDTxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CONNECT 115200
> > --> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
> > --> Starting pppd at Sun Nov 10 10:07:57 2002
> > --> pid of pppd: 2047
> > --> Disconnecting at Sun Nov 10 10:07:57 2002
> > --> The PPP daemon has died: No root priv error (exit code = 3)
> > --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
> > --> I guess that's it for now, exiting
> > --> The PPP daemon has died. (exit code = 3)
>
> from the man page :
>
>   3      Pppd  is  not  setuid-root and the invoking user is
>               not root.
>  so I guess as I am not a modem users for ages :) that you need to do :
>
> chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd

Should that u+s be u+x by any chance?
With x standing for execute by user.
I've just gone and got myself Linux in a Nutshell (as I seem to be in for the 
long haul) and s seems to be "set user (or group) ID".
By the way, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Just being careful and 
trying to learn stuff.

> but do an ls -l on pppd first and check what perms it have

OK. That gave:
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     dialout    211992 2002-09-09 20:32 pppd

Thanks Walid
Dermot

>
> Walid


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