December 2001 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

PPP Dialup and Net1Plus

by Chris Reid

Thanks Guys, I had actually decided that I would try to make something like your script Ed. I just figured I should get me feet a bit wetter before I jumped in like that. I have only had Redhat or Mandrake installed for a total of a month, and I am still trying to learn about file permissions, and command-line stuff in Linux. I actually don't mind command line at all- once I am familiar with what I can do(I learned on a Digital Rainbow back in the very early '90's). I will give this a shot tonight whaen I have some time to play. Thanks Again, Chris On Sunday 09 December 2001 02:40 am, you wrote: Just start kppp (the KDE dialer program), go into the setup screens, click on the 'Authentication' button, change it from PAP to 'Script-based'. Then click on the Scripts tab, fill in the expect-send strings, save it, and enjoy. My send expect strings are: Expect: ogin Send: username Expect: ssword: Send: password Substitute username and password for your own. Ed. > > From: "Ed Jackson" <jackson(a)net1plus.com> > > > > I have been using Net1plus with Linux for 4 or 5 years now. I just use a > > script based logon with KPPP. Works real slick. > > Ed. > > So mail him the script and we can all go to sleep! > > What's KPPP? I'm starting to think I guessed wrong.

Dec. 9, 2001

Re: [Wlug] PPP Dialup & Net1Plus

by Ed Jackson

On Sunday 09 December 2001 02:40 am, you wrote: Just start kppp (the KDE dialer program), go into the setup screens, click on the 'Authentication' button, change it from PAP to 'Script-based'. Then click on the Scripts tab, fill in the expect-send strings, save it, and enjoy. My send expect strings are: Expect: ogin Send: username Expect: ssword: Send: password Substitute username and password for your own. Ed. > > From: "Ed Jackson" <jackson(a)net1plus.com> > > > > I have been using Net1plus with Linux for 4 or 5 years now. I just use a > > script based logon with KPPP. Works real slick. > > Ed. > > So mail him the script and we can all go to sleep! > > What's KPPP? I'm starting to think I guessed wrong.

Dec. 9, 2001

Re: [Wlug] PPP Dialup & Net1Plus

by Keith Wright

> From: "Ed Jackson" <jackson(a)net1plus.com> > > I have been using Net1plus with Linux for 4 or 5 years now. I just use a > script based logon with KPPP. Works real slick. > Ed. So mail him the script and we can all go to sleep! What's KPPP? I'm starting to think I guessed wrong. -- -- Keith Wright <kwright(a)free-comp-shop.com> Programmer in Chief, Free Computer Shop <http://www.free-comp-shop.com> --- Food, Shelter, Source code. ---

Dec. 9, 2001

Re: [Wlug] PPP Dialup & Net1Plus

by Keith Wright

> From: Chris Reid <reidc(a)net1plus.com> > > I have tried to connect for the last month on a dialup account using > KPPP- or whatever other config utility I could find, but ALWAYS > timeout after connect. KPPP? Some sort of KDE magic window thing? My first advice would be to dump it and try connecting with your own hand made scripts. Then you have something to work on. > I have visited many sites that go over KPPP, and I do know what DNS #'s are, > and most of the options are. I always have manually configured my accounts > in Windows whatever. > I dialout, I connect, I see the connect speed, but it seems when PPPD > starting- it times out. I am using PAP, as I should. /usr/sbin/pppd connect '/usr/sbin/chat -V -f /home/kwright/dial-gis' /dev/ttyS1 38400 -detach crtscts modem defaultroute debug user kwright remotename Galaxy & If you have something like this in your scripts, make sure the -V and debug are there. Do you see nothing after the speed? Try sending something (like "\r\n"). They should send you a login prompt. If you don't have it set up to show what is sent and received , the first step is to get that done. > Does anyone here connect through dialup using Net1plus? I live in > Fitchburg. Net1Plus has been NO help whatsoever. All they are > allowed to do is give me DNS numbers, and POP configs- but I already > know that stuff. They say that's all they're _allowed_ to do? I suspect it is all they are barely competent to do. -- -- Keith Wright <kwright(a)free-comp-shop.com> Programmer in Chief, Free Computer Shop <http://www.free-comp-shop.com> --- Food, Shelter, Source code. ---

Dec. 9, 2001

REMINDER: Upcoming meeting

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, This is a reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting, which will be held on Thursday, December 13th, at 7:00 PM in Kinnicutt Hall at WPI in Worcester, MA. Directions can be found on the WLUG website. At this meeting, I'll bring the stuff that I wanted to do from last meeting, which I unfortunately missed due to illness. (Not bad, I've only missed one meeting in 4.5 years, and it took a probably case of pneumonia to do it!). I have a bunch of freebies from the Annual Linux Showcase to give away. I'd like to plan some activities for calendar year 2002. I'll update you on the budget. We'll talk about the seeming instabilities in the recent 2.4 kernels, and anything else you wish. There is no formal speaker for this meeting (unless somebody sends me e-mail very soon and volunteers). After the meeting, we'll go out for pizza/beer at the Boynton Restaurant. I've just requested the meeting room for 12 dates in 2002. Once I get confirmation, I'll post the 2002 meeting schedule on the website. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Dec. 9, 2001

RE: [Wlug] PPP Dialup & Net1Plus

by Ed Jackson

I have been using Net1plus with Linux for 4 or 5 years now. I just use a script based logon with KPPP. Works real slick. Ed. -----Original Message----- From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Chris Reid Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 4:46 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] PPP Dialup & Net1Plus Hello, I have put a few different distro's on a PII 233/64, and can easily see how this can supplant whatever Microsoft OS I have on my main machine. In fact- I would like to install Mandrake or Redhat on my 1.2 gig tbird, as everything I need is there. EXCEPT 1 THING!!! I have tried to connect for the last month on a dialup account using KPPP- or whatever other config utility I could find, but ALWAYS timeout after connect. I have visited many sites that go over KPPP, and I do know what DNS #'s are, and most of the options are. I always have manually configured my accounts in Windows whatever. I dialout, I connect, I see the connect speed, but it seems when PPPD starting- it times out. I am using PAP, as I should. Does anyone here connect through dialup using Net1plus? I live in Fitchburg. Net1Plus has been NO help whatsoever. All they are allowed to do is give me DNS numbers, and POP configs- but I already know that stuff. Thanks, Chris _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Dec. 9, 2001

PPP Dialup & Net1Plus

by Chris Reid

Hello, I have put a few different distro's on a PII 233/64, and can easily see how this can supplant whatever Microsoft OS I have on my main machine. In fact- I would like to install Mandrake or Redhat on my 1.2 gig tbird, as everything I need is there. EXCEPT 1 THING!!! I have tried to connect for the last month on a dialup account using KPPP- or whatever other config utility I could find, but ALWAYS timeout after connect. I have visited many sites that go over KPPP, and I do know what DNS #'s are, and most of the options are. I always have manually configured my accounts in Windows whatever. I dialout, I connect, I see the connect speed, but it seems when PPPD starting- it times out. I am using PAP, as I should. Does anyone here connect through dialup using Net1plus? I live in Fitchburg. Net1Plus has been NO help whatsoever. All they are allowed to do is give me DNS numbers, and POP configs- but I already know that stuff. Thanks, Chris

Dec. 9, 2001

help: printing to MS98 server

by Bill Mills-Curran

I thought I had success (well, I had some) setting up printing to my W98 printer. What I find is that I can print a postscript file to the printer just fine -- at least the first page. But, I can't get more than the first page to go. Here's my commands. The first is for a postscript file, and the second uses nenscript so that I can print a text file. cat mail.ps | gs -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=bjc600 -sOutputFile=- - | smbclient //bertha/CANON -c 'print -' nenscript -B -p - < mail.txt | gs -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=bjc600 -sOutputFile=- - | smbclient //bertha/CANON -c 'print -' I think I'm doing something wrong with the gs command, but I don't see what. TIA, Bill

Dec. 7, 2001

Re: [Wlug] perl wus

by Mike Peckar

Thanks for your help. What I was trying to do was to parse a command's output, pulling the second field from lines whose first field contains a number and outputing that 2nd field to an external file with one entry on each line. This to build a configuration file that will be read by another program. What I was struggling with, and still am after all your replies, is the output file. I seem to have to do crazy things to avoid extra blank lines in the file: Note also that this is a cross platform application: for some reason, perl 5.6.0 on NT does wierd interpretations of the variables within the reg exprs? Mike

Dec. 7, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Burning MP3s onto CD

by Theo Van Dinter

On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 01:07:25AM -0500, Andy Stewart wrote: > My question is this: what format is used for the MP3 CD? Is it just a > standard ISO9660 CD with the MP3 files and playlists(?) layed out with a > particular directory scheme? Or is it something else? It depends on the player. I have a RioVolt 100 which uses a standard ISO9660 disc. When it first reads the CD, it does a find for all the sound files and then lets you navigate the directories to play files. So if I'm feeling lazy, I put all the MP3s in the root of the CD and call it good. If I'm making an archive CD, or if I'm feeling more structured, I'll do the following: / genre artist album MP3s As for playlists, it depends. Most of these players don't use "standard" (as defined by your current MP3 player) playlists, they just handle directories. So you could make a directory with the songs you wanted and go from there. Depending on your player, it may support playlist files which would be very nice. :) -- Randomly Generated Tagline: My superiority complex is better than yours!

Dec. 5, 2001