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<TITLE> Using diald to Connect LG #41</TITLE>
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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<H1><font color="maroon">Using diald to Connect to the Internet</font></H1>
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<H4>By <a href="mailto:mark@tcu-inc.com">Mark Nielsen</a></H4>
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Hello! This is a brief article about how to setup Diald on a RedHat 5.2
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system. Yes, I know RedHat 6.0 is out, but this will be for a RedHat 5.2
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system anyways. I wasn't able to test it on a RedHat 6.0 system in time.
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What is Diald? It is program that runs in the background of your Linux
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system which will connect you to the internet through a modem anytime you try
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to get something from the internet. Thus, instead of manually dialing to get
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connected to the internet, all you have to do is type a url into your
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web browser, and if you are not already connected, it will attempt to connect
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for you. It also has the capability of disconnecting you after a period
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of inactivity with the internet.
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Here are some more resources to help you.
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<li><a href="http://www.loonie.net/~eschenk/diald.html">
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Diald homepage</a>
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<li><a href="http://www.tcu-inc.com/support/QuickNet.html"> Mark's setup</a> for QuickNet customers.
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<a href="http://www.qn.net">QuickNet</a> is a local ISP in Columbus, Ohio which
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supports Linux.
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<li><a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/">FTP
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site where diald is located</a>
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<li><a href="http://www.tcu-inc.com/mark/articles/diald/">
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My copy of the diald rpms.</a> I don't remember where I got
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them from.
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</ol>
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<hr>
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This article is going to briefly tell you how to setup diald easily with RedHat 5.2.
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<li> First, download the
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<a href="http://www.tcu-inc.com/mark/articles/diald/">
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RPMS</a> or from
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<a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/">
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sunsite the tar files</a>.
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I usually use the rpms.
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<li> Install the two rpms
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<br> rpm -Uhv diald*.rpm
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<li> Next, use my configuration of <a href="#diald.conf">/etc/diald/diald.conf</a>
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</ol>
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After you have downloaded the rpms, installed them, and replaced the
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diald.conf file, you need to do three things, edit diald.conf, activate
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the diald service, and make sure you have added ppp0 to the RedHat control
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panel.
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<ol><li>
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Replace MY_USERNAME_FOR_MODEM with the username you are connecting to your
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ISP. I am not sure if you actually need to do this, but it works for me.
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</li>
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<li>Okay, now add a "ppp0" interface (modem interface) to your computer.
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This can get lengthy. Here is
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<a href="http://www.tcu-inc.com/support/QuickNet.html">
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TCU's article about setting up
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ppp0</a> for <a href="http://www.qn.net">QuickNet</a> users. If you are
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unable to get to that article, look at
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<a href="#brief">my brief notes about how to setup</a> a
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ppp0 connection using RedHat's Control Panel.
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<li> Next, you need to activate diald. The easiest way to do this is
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<br> /etc/rc.d/init.d/diald start
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<p>Or if you want to have it activated when your computer starts,
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<br>chkconfig --add diald
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</ol>
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DONE!
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<a name=diald.conf></a>
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<pre>
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#
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# diald.conf modified by Mark
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#
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accept any 1200 any
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mode ppp
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device /dev/modem
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speed 57600
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modem
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lock
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dynamic
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local 137.130.2.44
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remote 137.130.1.14
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pppd-options name MY_USERNAME_FOR_MODEM
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up-delay 5
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defaultroute
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crtscts
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connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-ppp0"
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redial-timeout 10
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fifo /etc/diald/diald.ctl
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</pre>
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<a name=brief></a>
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To setup your modem to com1 or com2
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<OL>
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<LI>
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# For com1</LI>
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<LI>
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rm /dev/modem</LI>
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<LI>
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ln -s /dev/cua0 /dev/modem</LI>
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<LI>
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# For com2</LI>
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<LI>
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rm /dev/modem</LI>
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<LI>
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ln -s /dev/cua1 /dev/modem</LI>
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</OL>
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<p>
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<P><BR>Here are the steps I did to get ppp setup. I did this as root.
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First, log in as root
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and start xwindows. The command to start Xwindows is "startx".
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<OL>
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<LI>
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The control panel should be there, choose network configuration.
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If it is not there, type this command in the xterm prompt to start
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the control-panel "control-panel".
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</LI>
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<LI>
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In this program, choose "Interfaces".</LI>
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<LI>
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Click on "Add".</LI>
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<LI>
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Choose "ppp".</LI>
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<LI>
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Enter in the phone number, username, and password.</LI>
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<LI>
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Click on "Use pap authentication".</LI>
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<LI>
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Click on "done".</LI>
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<LI>
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Click on "save".</LI>
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<li> Now we need to set your DNS up correctly. Click on "Names" in the top
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menu of the Network Configurator. You should see "Nameservers" there.
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<li> Enter "127.0.0.1" as one of the entries unless you have the number
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which should have been given to you by your ISP. 127.0.0.1 is a bad choice
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and should only be used as a last resource. Also, if you enter 127.0.0.1,
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you must have your DNS server installed locally and running in order for
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it to work. It is highly recommended to put in a nameserver number which
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your isp should have.
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<li> Click on "Save".
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<li> Click on "Interfaces" in the top menu.
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<LI>
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Now click on "Activate" for the ppp option you just made.</LI>
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</OL>
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To activate and deactivate the modem as root, again, in the control-panel,
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choose "Network Configurations", then choose "Interfaces", select "ppp0",
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then click on "Activate" or "Deactivate" or turn the modem off and on.
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<hr>
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<a href="http://www.tcu-inc.com/mark">Mark Nielsen</a> works for
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<a href="http://www.tcu-inc.com">The Computer Underground</a> as a Linux geek.
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It is his first job that is 99% Linux oriented which leaves him ethically
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clean and feeling good about the work he does.
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<center><H5>Copyright © 1999, Mark Nielsen <BR>
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Published in Issue 41 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, May 1999</H5></center>
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