[wplug] internet access (adsl-setup results)

[a D]

Hi again John,

I typed in su - (thank you for the reminder about the  - )
and then adsl-setup.

plugged in the following
device:ppp0 (already there at this point I think)
name: DSLppp0 (default?)
login name: as given to me by my housemate as he specified to our isp. I 
tried both loginname at verizon.net and just loginname. with, of course, the 
actual loginname.
interface: eth0
continuous link
DNS: "server" (the guy at verizon tells me I should just 'open up a browser 
and everything should work'. I can't find any IP numbers anywhere. No one 
told my windblows anything and it connects, so I'm thinking the gentelman on 
the phone may be right.  ?  )
letting users start and stop the link, standalone firewall for now, connect 
at boot.

Anyway, after that I followed it's advice and checked the link status (both 
right then and after rebooting) with

/sbin/adsl-status /etc/syconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0

linux said

adsl-status: link is down (can't read pppoe PID file 
/var/run/pppoe-adsl.pid.pppoe )

I tried to bring up the link with
sbin/ifup/ppp0
and was told
/sbin/adsl-start line 215: 1389 terminated $connect "$@" >/dev/nu 11 2>$1

Does any of this mean that I *have* to install roaring penguin stuff to get 
online? If so, I guess I could download from the evil side of my computer, 
burn it on a disk, and then start harassing you all about getting linux to 
read from the CD:|

while I'm asking stuff, could someone remind me of the keystrokes to go back 
and forth between the command line and the gui? I thought it was something 
involving F6 to get to the command and F1-5 to get back to various intances 
(wrong word I'm sure) of the gui. I've tried all combinations, with only 
ctrl-alt-F6 getting me to the command line but nothing seems to get me back. 
Next time I can come to an installfest or other meeting, you guys helping me 
can all beat me with your mousepads or something.
amy

>hey amy,
>
>since you have dsl you'll probably want to use the roaring penguin
>software uniquely named rp-pppoe. it's free and it comes with redhat
>depending on how you installed it. this is their product page:
>
>http://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/rp-pppoe/index.php
>
>a quick way to check and see if it's installed is to login as root:
>
>$ su -
>
># don't forget the '-'
># and run:
>
>$ adsl-setup
>
>without more info on your system, i cannot really suggest more info. let me
>know if the info above helps. if it doesn't, post your results with more
>info about your system (distro, isp, etc.).
>
>and remember that html email is evil :).
>
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