Installing an OlympusNet Connection in Red Hat Linux With X-Windows

INSTALLING AN OLYMPUSNET CONNECTION IN RED HAT LINUX WITH X-WINDOWS

Modified June 1, 2002

This guide shows you how to install Linux's* Internet connection capabilities under X-Windows, for use with programs such as a Web browser or Email package.

Installation Steps

Login to your Linux system as root, and launch Xwindows.
Click anywhere on the desktop to open the Start menu
From the Administration menu, choose Network Configuration.
In the Network Configurator window, click on the Names tab, and enter the following information:

Hostname: your OlympusNet username
Domain: olympus.net
Nameservers:

When finished entering the information, click the Save button.
Click on the Interfaces tab, then click the Add button.
When asked to choose an interface type, select PPP, then click Ok.
In the Create PPP Interface window, enter the following information:

Phone Number: select the appropriate number from our list of modem telephone numbers
PPP login name: your OlympusNet email address
PPP password: your OlympusNet password

When finished entering the information, click the Customize button.

In the Hardware tab of the resulting window, choose the speed and port for your modem. If you want to allow users other than root to use the connection, you should also check Allow any user to (de)activate interface. Modem ports compare to DOS communication ports as follows:

If your modem requires an initialization string other than the default (ATZ), click on the Communication tab and enter it in the box provided.

Click the Done button, and when asked if you want to save the configuration, click Save.

Click the Save button in the Network Configurator window.

Congratulations, you've finished setting up your dialup connection. From now on, when you want to connect the Internet, just open the Network Configurator and activate the PPP connection, or use the UserNet utility provided in the Networking section of the Start menu.

*Note: These instructions are based on RedHat 5.2, and depending on the configuration tools available, may not apply to other Linux distributions. If your X-Windows installation does not include the Network Configurator utility, try using the non-X-Windows instructions, which apply to a broader range of Linux versions.

Updated 6/1/02