You need to preface your command with the word sudo then a space that will make you root whilst that job is done. Regards john ----- Original Message Follows -----
Hi Michael,
Thanks for that. However how do I make myself root to run pppconfig?
Cheers
Robert
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael McDonald" <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem
2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:
Yes indeed, I was told at the last WLUG Fixit meeting, after someone spent two hours trying to get a driver going for a Conextant internal modem and failed, that getting a serial modem would be trivially easy. However this has not proved to be the case and I am getting an earful from the groundcrew.
The last time I installed a serial modem I found that the most reliable method was using commands:- 1. pppconfig for setup 2. pon to connect 3. poff to disconnect
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