Special Notes on this Tutorial
To use this tutorial you must have a working install of Linux. (The distribution this tutorial uses is Slackware; the
tools it uses however are available for every other distribution.) It assumes that you have the programs:
pppsetup and an internet browser (we suggest
firefox) installed correctly on you computer. You will also need
the root password to your computer. Lastly, this tutorial assumes that you have your modem installed
and running correctly with kernel-module support, and that it is not a winmodem.
Step One: Starting pppsetup
First, log into root by opening the terminal and typing the command su - and hitting the [enter] key.
Once you give this you will be prompted for your root password: supply it, then hit the enter key. You will now be
logged in as root the root user. You will start the configuration process by typing pppsetup.
Step Two: Configuring with pppsetup
You will, at this point, be confronted by a program in the terminal. This screen will have the credits for the program
displayed. First, you will be prompted with a menu that asks you for the ISP's phone number, type: atdt9463273
and then [enter]. Next, you will be asked to enter the port the modem is on. at this point you will select the
relevant port and hit enter (remember, Linux starts at 0, so if you were on com1 in windows, you will use tty0.)
Then you will be asked for the speed of the connection this should be set to 115200. You can leave the domain blank
and just hit [enter], upon your first connection this value will be assigned; the same is
true of the next entry. For the name server section enter 146.186.15.18. You will at this point be asked to enter the
type of authentication of the ISP. For this, you will select PAP. Lastly, you will be prompted to supply your
Penn State username and password; give them, and then hit the [enter] button. Once this information is entered,
the program will prompt you to save. Do so, and exit the setup.
Step Three: Connecting/disconnecting with pppsetup
When the last step is completed, there will be two files created called ppp-go and
ppp-off. These scripts are used to connect, and disconnect from the internet.
To connect all that you have to do is type ppp-go at the command line, and your modem will begin to dial the
service provider. To disconnect, you will evoke the ppp-off command the same way. This should disconnect you
from the network.
Step Four: Did it work?
After connecting to your ISP, you can check to make sure the connection worked by typing the command
ping [some arbitrary website] (replacing [some arbitrary website] with a website known to be up and running.)
If you get a response, you are at the very least have an internet connection. At this point, you should fire up a
browser, and connect to the internet.
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