From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 12 22:46:57 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AA9E37B9F2 for ; Mon, 12 Jun 2000 22:46:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from goldtech@worldpost.com) Received: from 209-122-227-50.s50.tnt2.nyw.ny.dialup.rcn.com ([209.122.227.50] helo=beefstew) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #3) id 131jXI-0002rb-00 for questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 01:46:53 -0400 Message-ID: <000a01bfd4fa$e4afeb30$32e37ad1@beefstew> From: "leegold" To: References: <000d01bfd4cd$5af6ef60$bee37ad1@beefstew> <00061415170306.00311@desktop.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: getting connected, another question Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 01:47:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG They only configuration I have done is put my username, password, and isp phone# in the proper fields in the ppp.config file in /ect/ppp. nothing else - yet it connects and Netscapes works. it surfs quite fast. right now I su to root and ppp, papchat, and that's it. Is there a way i would not have to be root to establish a ppp? do you recommend a script that non-roots can execute 0r is there a better standard way? thanks - i am still amazed that only 3 parameters were needed to connect - i can't believe my connection is optimized - but it surfs faster than my microsoft box as it is! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ yes, it works now - i can connect after "rm lock". Thanks > - hello > - that means you have to delete the .lock file > - to do that simply "cd /home/yourusername/.netscape/ > - Then "rm lock" > > Then it should work > > > On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, leegold wrote: > > having a problem w/ppp. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message