[ale] ISP Connection

matt myurman at mindspring.com
Thu Aug 19 01:26:10 EDT 1999


At 08:03 PM 8/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
>  Got a question that has been stumping me for a few days now.  I am
>using Redhat 5.2 and can successfully dial into my ISP by clicking on
>the network icon of the control panel, going to ppp0 and activating the
>connection.  I can only use the connection as user 'root'.  If I leave
>the connection open, log in as a different user on another virtual
>terminal and try to access the internet, I get nothing.  I also set up
>the connection to be initiated at boot time as well as to be able to be
>initiated by any other user through the control panel.  Yet neither
>option works.  I have read the manual for 5.2 as well as searched
>through the Howto's online.  Did I miss the answer somewhere or am I
>just having a BSOD of the brain?
>
>  Thanks.
>        Ryan
>
as i remember, there are two options that should be set 'allow any user to 
activate' and 'set default' route.  they're in there somewere






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