Linux & modem problem

[recoombe]

modem problem

no its not that, my modem actually works in linux. my problem is it only connects while i'm in linuxconf (i'm using mandrake). if i use kppp or one of the smaller programs, it says it connects but when i try and use it, it dosen't recognize the connection. do i need to change some files or something? i really don't want to log in and out of root just to get my modem to connect properly. thanks.

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Could you be a bit more specific about the error (doesn't recognize the connection)? What have you changed in Linuxconf (if any)? Check /var/log/ files for ppp error messages and report if there are any strange things.
Sorry that I can't be more specific now, I just haven't used Mandrake Linux. It probably has graphical control panel to set up Internet connections?

 

[recoombe]

well, when mandrake installed it of course recognized my modem and set it up for me (basically). when i log on as a plain user i can't use kppp to connect. it dials up ok (i guess) and it says that it connects, but when i test it by checking email, etc, the browser or whatever says no connection detected. i have to su into root and use linuxconf (graphical prog to configure just about everything in mandrake) or the control center to connect it. i don't want to do this. i don't know why as a plain user it won't work but as root i have to go through all these hoops to get it to work. i don't know if its a permission thing or what. i'll haev to check the /var/log files when i boot back into linux...

i don't know if i can explain it any better. i'll have to do some digging...