WMU Apartment Connection Instructions

using Kppp

Connecting to the Internet using the line provided by Technical Services is relatively simple and quick using Kppp.

Start by clicking on the Icon in either the Start Menu, or on the desktop. Supply the root password if necessary.

Click on the 'Setup' button,

and click on the 'New . . .' button. A new window will appear where options for the name of the connection, the phone number (which only needs any number, it matters not how many, as long as there is one) can be set. The rest should look like the image below.

Next click on the DNS tab, and set the Domain name to wmich.edu. Also add the DNS IP addresses 141.218.20.114 and 141.218.1.100.

Click on the 'OK' button to save these settings and return to the previous menu which will now look like the following.

Next, configure the Device options tab. Set the Modem Device to the correct port, i.e. /dev/ttyS0 for com1 in Dos, and /dev/ttyS1 for com2 in Dos. Finally, set the Connection Speed to 57600.

On the Modem tab, click the 'Modem Commands' button

Edit this window as follows. Remove the entries for 'Initialization Sting,' 'Dial String,' and 'Volume off/low/high.' Then replace the values in 'Init Response' and 'Connect Response' with "host:" (See Image)

Click the 'OK' button to save these values and return to the previous menu. Click the 'Query Modem' button, and a window like this should appear after a few seconds.

Click close and return to the previous menu which is titled 'kppp Configuration.' Click the 'OK' button to again save the changes and return you to the original window with the line 'Connect to:' filled with the name of the connection you supplied. Now fill in the spaces for 'Login ID:' with the user name given to you by WMU. (It should look similar to XNAME98@wmich.edu, where NAME is your name.) Then fill in your password in the space labeled 'Password:'.

Finally, click the 'Connect' button and watch and see the computer connect and enjoy your new dimension of GNU/Linux.

Please send any questions or comments to Scot Henderson at saintjust@geocities.com.

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