Connecting to the SLUUG BBS with pppd

Version Slackware 3.0, Kernel 1.2.13, Infomagic CD May '96

PPP is normally included in pre-built kernels, select it if you compile your own

Be sure to set-up your modem when you do the install

Test your modem with Seyon

In /usr/doc/ppp/README.linux on page 5:

pppd connect 'chat -v "" ATDT5551212 CONNECT "" ogin: ppp word: whitewater" \
/dev/cua1 38400 -detach debug crtscts modem defaultroute 192.1.1.171

My first try:

pppd /dev/modem 38400 debug kdebug 7 crtscts modem defaultroute noipdefault \
connect 'chat -v "" atz OK atdt9354415 "CONNECT 38400" "" \
"name> " userID "word>" password "Xyplex> " "uli ppp +" '

You gotta do something to syslogconf to get kdebug, but don't bother

First problem: no response from modem

most useful debug tool, lights on external modem
chat not outputing to modem, pppd broken
solution - redirect chat

Second problem: responses out of sync with chat script

solution - delay between connect and next send

Third problem: connect but could not do anything, extremely slow, could

not telnet, ftp connected but would not transfer
solution - disable Van Jacobsen compression

My working script:

pppd -vj /dev/modem 38400 crtscts modem defaultroute noipdefault \
connect 'chat -v "" atz OK atdt9354415 "CONNECT 38400" "\d" \
"name> " userID "word>" password "Xyplex> " "uli ppp +" >/dev/modem'

Browser - Mosaic

Downloaded from NCSA and installed, no problems anonymous ftp from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu in /Web/Mosaic/Unix/contrib

Recommend you set up your own Mosaic home page so that you can start Mosaic without having the net up

Downloaded O'Reilly's starter page

anonymous ftp from ftp.ora.com in /pub/examples/nutshell/mosaic/homepage.tar.Z
decompress and untar (8 files)
cp app-defaults.color /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Mosaic (or .mono)
mkdir /usr/local/lib/mosaic
cp documents.menu xbook.html *.gif /usr/local/lib/mosaic

Recommend:

rlogin michelob over telnet michelob
rcp michelob:file . over ftp michelob
mount of your home directory even works

Last Modified: 21 September 1996