Connect to ISP using /etc/ppp/ppp-on

Do you use the accept-remote-ip option for pppd? You should.

I am a newbie at linux - where do i set that up?

You can give this option on the command line of pppd but it is more convenient to put it in one of pppd's configuration files. There are a number of file in the directory /etc/ppp that allow you to costumize your ppp connections. Put a line that says 'accept-remote-ip' in the file /etc/ppp/options. This means that your machine will accept your ISP's machine claimed IP address.

For the full poop on pppd you should read the man page on pppd (Type man 8 pppd). If your a newbie to the unix-type world it may look a bit "geeky" but I strongly recommend learning how to use these manual pages since there is a wealth of information for all aspects of your system.

On the pppd man page you will probably see all kinds of options you might like to use to tweak your connection but in practice only a minority of these options are used. Feel free to experiment though cause there is nothing like trying things out to help you learn a new system and Linux will let you try just about anything. Its quite a blast.

Also you said that ppp0 connects to ttyS0. Are you sure this is correct? If you are using a serial mouse it is most likely on ttyS0 and your modem would be ttyS1. If you hear your modem dialing then you are alright on this matter.

If you wonder wether or not your ppp connection has worked you can type 'ifconfig' after you connect. This will show you the state of all your active interfaces. You should (almost)always see an interface called 'lo' and one called 'ppp0' if you are connected. You may also see 'eth0' if you are on an ethernet network.

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