deanrantala
06-25-2003, 11:29 PM
This was quite a project (for me). Especially after all the broken links and downloads that wouldn't work. Anywayz.. If you need help getting your AOL dial-up account to work on that linux box, heres a way to get it going...
First, you will need to download a special modem dialer because the sstandard kppp won't logon to aol due to proprietary standards on AOL's behalf.Peng is the program you will need. Now of all the versions, I found "penggy" to be the one that worked. Get the files from here: ftp://ftp.penggy.org/birdy57/penggy/ Note that downloading the files from *antwhere else yeilded problem files for some reason.
Next, install the software. There are binaries for most distros as well as source. On slack (the test box) simply run the install script to install. When prompted, select all features when asked if you want them installed.
Now you need to edit the config file for penggy. Under the /etc/ directory, there should now be a directory named "Pengaol". Within this directory, there is a lone config file named "PengAol.conf" Open this file and where it says PhoneNbr=xxxxxxxxxxx (it is a number in france - you DON'T want this number!!) replace the number with your local AOL access number (you can find a list of local access numbers at http://access.web.aol.com/ .
Once this is done, the only thing left to do is shut down any ethernet interfaces (if any) by issuing the following command:
ifconfig eth0 down
note: to restore the ethernet conection, type
ifconfig eth0 up
(ifup eth0, and ifdown eth0 is supposed to work also on other distros)
Now (if you didn't already do so durring install) we will add the user account.. Type
peng -a username password
(replace "username" and "password" with your aol screen name and password)
Now you should be ready to connect (provided your modem id working and pluged in, etc...) Type
peng -c username
(replacing username with your own screen name)
once conected, you should now be able to launch the browser of your choice and surf:)
To shut down the modem connection, from a terminal window, type
peng -k
that should log you off and diconect..
Hope this helps...:D
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You can PM me if you need further help with this..
First, you will need to download a special modem dialer because the sstandard kppp won't logon to aol due to proprietary standards on AOL's behalf.Peng is the program you will need. Now of all the versions, I found "penggy" to be the one that worked. Get the files from here: ftp://ftp.penggy.org/birdy57/penggy/ Note that downloading the files from *antwhere else yeilded problem files for some reason.
Next, install the software. There are binaries for most distros as well as source. On slack (the test box) simply run the install script to install. When prompted, select all features when asked if you want them installed.
Now you need to edit the config file for penggy. Under the /etc/ directory, there should now be a directory named "Pengaol". Within this directory, there is a lone config file named "PengAol.conf" Open this file and where it says PhoneNbr=xxxxxxxxxxx (it is a number in france - you DON'T want this number!!) replace the number with your local AOL access number (you can find a list of local access numbers at http://access.web.aol.com/ .
Once this is done, the only thing left to do is shut down any ethernet interfaces (if any) by issuing the following command:
ifconfig eth0 down
note: to restore the ethernet conection, type
ifconfig eth0 up
(ifup eth0, and ifdown eth0 is supposed to work also on other distros)
Now (if you didn't already do so durring install) we will add the user account.. Type
peng -a username password
(replace "username" and "password" with your aol screen name and password)
Now you should be ready to connect (provided your modem id working and pluged in, etc...) Type
peng -c username
(replacing username with your own screen name)
once conected, you should now be able to launch the browser of your choice and surf:)
To shut down the modem connection, from a terminal window, type
peng -k
that should log you off and diconect..
Hope this helps...:D
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You can PM me if you need further help with this..