Ubuntu

Setting up ppp

1) Open a terminal (Applications > System Tools > Terminal).

2) Type:

sudo pppconfig

3) You will be on the main menu. Choose 'Create Create a connection'.

4) Leave the name as 'provider', hit 'Ok'.

5) Select 'Dynamic Use dynamic DNS', hit 'Ok'.

6) Select 'PAP Peer Authentication Protocol', hit 'Ok'.

7) Enter your user name for the ISP, hit 'Ok'.

8) Enter your password for the ISP, hit 'Ok'.

9) Leave the speed at 115200 as recommended, hit 'Ok'.

10) Choose Tone or Pulse dialing, hit 'Ok'.

11) Enter the phone number to your ISP (do not use any dashes), hit 'Ok'.

12) You can try to have your modem detected automatically, but it did not work for me, even on my easily detectable external modem.

13) If the modem wasn't detected, it will ask you for the port your modem is on. Enter the device name for your modem, hit 'Ok'.

14) A summary screen will appear and give you the opportunity to make changes if needed. We're almost done with this program. The next steps allow your normal user account to connect and disconnect without needing sudo (so you don't have to type a password to connect). Choose 'Advanced Advanced Options'.

15) Choose 'Add-User Add a ppp user'.

16) Remove any stray characters from the input box by pressing Backspace (as needed), then type in your Ubuntu user account username, hit 'Ok'.

17) Choose 'Previous Return to previous menu' on the Advanced Settings screen.

18) Choose 'Finished Write files and return to main menu.'.

19) Choose 'Quit Exit this utility'.

20) Exit the terminal window, type:

exit

Restart your computer (for the group setting to take effect). Alternately, you can test out your connection right away by typing:

sudo pon

To disconnect, type:

sudo poff

After the reboot, simply typing 'pon' or 'poff' should be adequate.