How do I connect to the Internet?

[ingernut]

Running RedHat v6 on a Compaq Presario 1620 Laptop. I've configured the PPP settings as explained on RedHat's site. I've tried to use a program to manually dial the number. I have no idea what I'm doing. It didn't say anything. What do you mean?

[This message has been edited by ingernut (edited 29 December 2000).]

Basically, I don't know where to start.

How do I switch to KDE?

I've already configured my PPP settings in GNOME, but maybe KDE would be better. I don't know if my modem is properly configured. It's listed under /dev/modem

[This message has been edited by ingernut (edited 30 December 2000).]

[Phuzon]

What went wrong? What did it say?

[theoenophile]

If you want to get on quickly, try KPPP, that is what I used first to hookup via dialup. Nice and simple. There is a NHF for KPPP setup for mindspring/earthlink here. This can be used as a model for other ISPs. If you setup the debugging/logging to occur this will give you hints at what script file is needed for your PPP connection as it will show you what is being requested from the ISP.

Good luck.

[pcorbett]

Has your modem been recognised/Configured?

[TechGuy]

I agree with the KPPP idea. I had the same troubles and switched to KDE and used KPPP and was on in about 10 minutes.

[BTBGuy]

To switch desktop managers, you can either use the utility Switchdesk (I think it's buried somewhere in the system menu, in the Gnome Foot menu...) but if you can't find it, don't worry. In a terminal (or at the CLI) type the following (make sure you're in your home directory first, by typing cd ~):
ls -a
You're looking for a file called .xinitrc. If it doesn't exist, you can create it. Create a new file (in your favorite text editor, for me that'd be vim) that contains the following text:
exec startkde
(I think, I just realized that since I don't have KDE on this laptop, I can't check this...so somebody with KDE installed please check me!!! <EDITEDSTUFF> I found the right command in another post! </EDITEDSTUFF) Save it as .xinitrc in your home directory. then restart Xwindows.
If that doesn't work, then it's probably just me telling you the wrong command. If .xinitrc already exists, you want to change the last line of it to be that exec line above. Right now it should read exec gnome-session or something like that. That's the line you'll want to change.

Oh, you could also try typing (at the CLI) xwmconfig. But I'm running Slack 7, so that may not be available on RH.

Hope this helps!

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[theoenophile]

my .xinitrc only contains the following to start KDE by default:

kde

[68howard]

If you can get KDE ging, use KPPP. A few things to do to make it less of a problem would be to run ipconfig ( I think that's the one) in windows, and find your DNS ip address. Then check system in the windows control panel to find your modem settings. If your modem is a PNP device, I recomend setting the jumpers to the windows settings, and circumventing PNP. With the modem hardwired, set up KPPP with the proper DNS addresses and you should be good to go.