Dial-up in Linux, how do I adapt a script to run?

[wjsulliv]

Ok I'm a newbie, so please explain your answer...

Problem-
My college has a dial-up ISP. For windows it requires that I use the dial-up networking setup, and that I specify a script that I can download from the website. DPO_PPP.scp. They do not support Linux dial-up at all. I can successfully dial-up using a terminal procedure and manually enter the username/login and password, but can't use an internet browser when I do that. Is there a way to make this work so I can browse the net??

The contents of the script are printed below (as can be viewed in notepad):

proc main

waitfor "sername:"
transmit $USERID
transmit "^M"

waitfor "assword:"
transmit $PASSWORD
transmit "^M"

waitfor ">"
transmit "ppp"
transmit "^M"

endproc

edit:
I am running Mandrake 8.1. With a USR Pro Performance Hardware modem

 

[freebsddude]

Not sure, try this link.

Please provide more details regarding your Linux, there are tens of distros.
You will get quicker answers if you provide your OS version, etc. etc.

 

[wjsulliv]

I am running Mandrake 8.1 with a USR CP5610 Pro Performance Hardware Modem.

What I really need to know is how I would transfer a windows login script to a linux login script? Or how I could configure the dialing program to run something similar to the above so that I can get web access.

 

[freebsddude]

AFAIK, there is no such thing as a Linux dialup. The file that you are indicating tells me that they support PPP, you possibly need to follow the instructions for it, which should work.

 

[stirling]

Just give wvdial a try. It will probably take care of everything for you. (except resolv.conf) At least the username/password parts. Not sure about the third part ('wait for > transmit ppp'). Either that or kppp in kde or whatever-it-is in gnome. In kppp you can add that 'wait for >' line in one of the dialog boxes if you need to. Or you can tell it to run your script as is.

 

[wjsulliv]

Update:

Using terminal style login, I can login fine. Then I entered ppp (just guessed, since I thought that is what the script would do). At that point I can enter the 'shell' and ping the host IP address, but I can't access anything else. I.e. telnet to my school email, or internet access.

Any ideas?

 

[stirling]

Does 'ifconfig' tell you the ppp0 is configured with an IP?
Do you have a 'nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' line in /etc/resolv.conf?

 

[wjsulliv]

In the /etc/resolv.conf I have two entries nameserver xxx.xxx.x.xx

I can find the other file but can't read anything in it (its compiled code).

 

[stirling]

1. 'ifconfig' is a program. I meant that you run it.

2. And xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx isn't literally 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' but the IP of your nameserver, right? And isn't commented out?

3. Since you're using kppp, it should handle the nameserver stuff for you. I don't know how it works its magic, though.

4. I'm all command line, so I can't help you find where to tell it to run the script. From what I remember it's in one of the top right tabs. Click around enough in the dialog boxes and you'll find it.

5. FWIW I think it's a name resolution problem. After you connect via terminal, try to ping a known good IP address and then ping the matching hostname. And run ifconfig.