Kppp fig files for K18.04.3 for dialup

Thu Oct 17 06:37:01 UTC 2019

On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 8:55 PM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Valorie in k14.04,
>
> The ISP name is DoDo
>

So make sure that is correct in the rc file in your home.

I have think that I over written that kppprc but still having problems
> with permission denied

for etc/ppp/pap-secrets? not sure what to do, but if I cant get Kppp
> to go can I use
> gnome ppp (red little phone) as I think it detects the ttys1 modem?
>
> Ray
>

for this one you have to use:

sudo nano etc/ppp/pap-secrets

since a regular user can't edit that without sudo. It's good that there is
an alternative dialer that you can use if this is unsuccessful.

Best of luck,

Valorie

On 14/10/2019, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi again Ray,
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 9:27 AM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Valorie in K14.04 dialup 11/10/2019,
> >>
> >> After my last email about finding out how to bring up Kppprc thru
> >> dolphin,
> >> I connected K18.04.4 and booted up then I did the
> >> /home/rayburke30/.kde/share/config/
> >> in dolphin and with that selected/kppprc/ of which I saved in
> >> documents see attached-
> >> "kppp config dolphin and Kppprc kate in K18.04.3"
> >>
> >
> > Yes, it looks like you found one of the files you are looking for. Did
> you
> > edit the kpppprc file? If so, you want to save it (over-write the old
> one)
> > with the same name and in the same place.
> >
> > so again the thing I see the isp name being DoDo \s + 3 lastm lines in
> >> the Kppprc?
> >>
> >> Ray
> >>
> >
> > What is the actual name of your ISP? The the \ is an unacceptable
> character
> > in Linux, because "Backslash tells shell to ignore the next character.
> You
> > have to enclose file name in single quote" according to
> > https://www.tecmint.com/manage-linux-filenames-with-special-characters/.
> >
> > Because \ tells your computer to ignore the s at the end, it's possible
> > that the ISP is not being correctly transmitted by KPPP. If it actually
> is
> > named DoDos, then that is how it should be in that RC file. If it is
> > actually DoDo \s, then edit the RC file to make it 'DoDo \s' - see the
> > single quotes? That might fix it. Once you have edited the file, save it
> > with the same name and in the same folder, and try dialing up again.
> >
> > Valorie
> >
> > On 11/10/2019, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 2:32 PM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Valorie,
> >> >> So I should put in terminal-
> >> >> "rayburke at rayburke:~$ $HOME/rayburke/.kde"
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Nope. Please check this stuff out in Dolphin so you can see what you
> >> > are
> >> > working with. The "path/to/file" here is either ~/.kde or
> >> > /home/rayburke/.kde if you want to type it all out. "~/" is short for
> >> > /home/username.
> >> >
> >> >> is this the rite way to do things as confused about typing in the
> rite
> >> >> way,
> >> >> attached is what I got when followed your precious instructions?
> >> >>
> >> >> Ray
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Once you have inspected the files using Dolphin and Kate, then you
> will
> >> > know what file you want to change in nano. I find nano hard to use, so
> >> want
> >> > to know *exactly* what the correct path and filename is before opening
> >> > it
> >> > up.
> >> >
> >> > Valorie
> >> >
> >> > On 10/10/2019, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 9:29 PM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> >> >> From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
> >> >> >> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:53:38 +1100
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: Kppp fig files for K18.04.3 for dialup
> >> >> >> To: Kubuntu user technical support <
> kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Valorie,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Don't quite understand where to look and how for the Kppp configs,
> >> >> >> because Kppp is old I tried it in K14.04 but no Kppp files. when I
> >> >> >> boot up again in K18.04.03 will try and locate BUT CONFUSED about
> >> >> >> should I look thru home/root/etc/ ?? or Nano?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Even I still have a .kde folder in my home, which is
> >> /home/valorie/.kde
> >> >> > -
> >> >> > putting in your own home/username/.kde should let you see it in
> >> >> > Dolphin.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > To easily see hidden files in Dolphin, you either use Alt+. or just
> >> the
> >> >> > View menu > hidden files. So-called "dot" files, the ones that
> start
> >> >> with .
> >> >> > like .kde are hidden since most of the time they just clutter up
> >> >> > your
> >> >> view.
> >> >> > But they aren't secret; just hidden from regular view. You can even
> >> >> > make
> >> >> a
> >> >> > hidden file by writing something, say in Kate, and saving it with a
> >> >> > name
> >> >> > begining with .
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Just opening these files is always OK, because they are in your
> >> >> > home,
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > are *your* files. If you want to work with config files though,
> it's
> >> >> > a
> >> >> good
> >> >> > idea to make a copy first, so you can move it back if you mess up.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > You'll not see "/root/" because root is /. So /etc/ means
> root/etc/.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Thanks, when I next boot up in K18.04.3 I will attempt to find
> >> >> >> ~/.kde
> >> >> >> --, but in K14.04 not there?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Ray
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Yes, it's there -- just hidden.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Valorie
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 10/10/2019, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> > Hi Ray,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 10:53 PM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com
> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Hi can anyone help with the below-
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>  have recently Installed K18.04.3 on a new 160gb sata drive and
> >> >> >> >> cloned all my info from my K14.04, as a test I want to make
> sure
> >> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> >> I can use dialup with the new system, but having
> >> >> >> >> problems with Kppp. I have inserted the parameters thru the
> >> >> >> >> start
> >> >> >> >> window in Kppp when I click on the Kppp icon, and it dials the
> >> >> >> >> modem
> >> >> >> >> but gets to where it says connection in the log window ,then
> >> >> >> >> dies.
> >> >> >> >> Have been advised to change the "#noauth",remove the #" in
> >> >> >> >> /etc/ppp/peers/kppp"
> >> >> >> >> but cant find a file ,as can only edit thru "sudo nano" as
> >> >> >> >> "Kate"
> >> >> >> >> can't execute.
> >> >> >> >> So does anyone know where the config files
> >> >> >> >> for Kppp are stored for me to adjust, hope some one can help?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Ray
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Its been many years since I dialed up for connectivity, but
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > you should be able to SEE /etc/ and the files in there in
> Dolphin
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> Kate;
> >> >> >> > you just won't be able to edit. Once you find it, you should be
> >> able
> >> >> to
> >> >> >> > copy the etc/path/to/file in to nano in the konsole.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Since Kppp is old, it's possible that the configs are still in
> >> >> >> > ~/.kde
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > again, you can look in Dolphin and Kate to see what's there. All
> >> >> >> > newer
> >> >> >> > applications put configs in ~/.config and a few in ~/.local .
> All
> >> >> files
> >> >> >> in
> >> >> >> > your $HOME are editable by you, and do not (and should never) be
> >> >> >> > used
> >> >> >> with
> >> >> >> > sudo.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > If you cloned your old info, you should be able to see your old
> >> >> >> > config
> >> >> >> file
> >> >> >> > somewhere in ~/.kde . Config files are just text, so you can
> just
> >> >> >> > copy
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> > old over and it will generally work.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Just a warning - Kppp is not maintained anymore, because nobody
> >> >> >> > ported
> >> >> >> > it
> >> >> >> > to KDE Frameworks. Of course the code is still available in
> >> >> >> > various
> >> >> >> places,
> >> >> >> > and it's not yet been removed from the Ubuntu archive, but it
> >> >> >> > eventually
> >> >> >> > will be, because KDElibs are no longer supported (so-called
> >> >> >> > KDE4).
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Hope this helps,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Valorie
>
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