Ann, Please send to the List, not me directly as i'm not on line much. Some of our EarthLink users can likely help. You do have to buy a software key from Linuxant for full speed service. It is good for all future upgrades. sudo tail -f /var/log/messages > ann.txt will direct output to filename ann.txt , rather than the screen. If you want to add more, use >> $ SomeCommand >> ann.txt or the first block will be overwritten Or start a text file with gedit ann.txt to Select and Paste into Select by dragging your mouse over the chosen text block in a console. Shift-Ctrl-C will copy it Shift-Ctrl-V will paste it, or click with both mouse buttons. For CHAP authentication, rather than your LoginName, you need to use something like Earthlink.com/LoginName in your dialup config file. MarvS On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Ann <tate886@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi again, > > I feel like an idiot here, but when you execute the commands: > > > sudo tail -f /var/log/messages > > how do you then save the content to a file that can be attached or pasted > in to an email? > > Also, while looking through various ppp error messages myself, I noticed it > said that Chap authentication failed. I do know that Earthlink uses Chap as > there log in, so is there anything I can edit to perhaps get this to work? > > And, the baud rate on my modem seems extraordinarily, even for dial up, > slow. around 4600 is what's being reported. Even at 14.4 K, it should be > around 38600, correct? So, is there an issue there. Are those HSF modem > drivers something I need to pay for to get a better speed out of them? I do > remember when I installed the alsa-driver-linuxant a message popped up and > said I needed to pay for those, but could this affect my Modem baud rate so > very much? > > > So close but so far away from connecting, > ~Ann > > > > > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > > > Ann > > have you run: > > $ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > > and then edited in your personal info with: > > $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf > > > > After the edit it should look like: > > > > [Dialer defaults] > > Modem = /dev/modem > > Baud = 115200 > > Init1 = ATZ > > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > ISDN = 0 > > Modem Type = Analog Modem > > Phone = IPnumber_without_spaces_or_dashes > > Username = LoginName@xxxxxxxxxx > > Password = LoginPassworkd > > # lines are not read bu wvdial > > # Auto DNS = yes > > # Auto Reconnect = on > > > > Save on trial a dialout with > > $ sudo wvdial > > > > For gnomePPP, run its setup to do the equivalent. Not under Linux now, > > but I recall the config file is .wvdial.conf in your home folder. > > Display it with > > $ cat .wvdialconf > > the leading . just hides files, which can be displayed with: > > $ ls -a > > > > If you still have a failure, send us the failure informaiton. > > Some of it will be displayed by: > > $ sudo tail -f /var/log/messages > > > > MarvS > > > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Ann <tate886@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > HI folks, > > > > > > Well,t h excellent news is that I've got my modem detected, drivers > > > installed (I hope), and it's dialing. The bad news is that I can't seem > to > > > get it to actually make a connection. PPPD keeps dying on me. I'm trying > to > > > use either WVdial or Gnome-ppp, which I believe is just a graphical > front > > > end for WVdial. > > > > > > Also, I'm trying to connect to Earthlink in the US. Does anyone have > any > > > suggestions as to how to get the connection established? Is there a log > file > > > I can send that might help in that regard? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > ~Ann > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
