[CLUE-Tech] using Earthlink with Linux

[Jim Intriglia]

Hi Matthew,

----Original Message Follows----
From: matthew.w.mcillece at lmco.com
Reply-To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
Subject: [CLUE-Tech] using Earthlink with Linux
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 13:44:09 -0700
>>
I've got a friend who has been using Linux for about 2 months.  He had no 
prior computer experience before.  He has signed up with Earthlink for a 
dial-up account, but all the info they sent him is for Windows/Mac (except 
for his username and password).  He has asked them how to use their service 
with Linux and they have told him that he can't use it with Linux, or they 
don't support Linux, or something like that.
>>

I was told a few months back that Earthlink uses Linux in-house to provide 
their ISP services. I was able to access/talk with one of their tech-support 
guys (they do support it) that spoke Linux on the phone when I first 
considered using them. Been at least six-months, few problems with their 
service.

>>
I know others have used Earthlink with Linux and so I am wondering if there 
is any special info he needs to do the same.  He already has a working 56K 
modem (I tested it myself using minicom) and a full install of a recent 
KRUD.  Can he just use minicom to dial up one of the Earthlink numbers, type 
in his username and password, and start up a ppp session?  Or does Earthlink 
require more or something different?  (I'd try it myself but I don't have a 
dial-up modem that will work in my Linux box and his modem is in another 
state.)
>>

When I setup my Linux PC with Earthlink, I just upgraded to RH V6.2 - which 
features the nifty GUI-based RH Modem Configurer/Dialer. Via the 
configurator, I was up and running in minutes. When running XWin, I connect 
via a click on the RH dialer icon. Simple.

I have gone through the manual process of setting-up PPP to work with 
various Linux-unfriendly ISPs. I can share my present /etc/PPP Chap/Pap and 
network-script settings for Earthlink if that would help.

I also put together some notes the last time I had to manually install a 
modem and get it up and running with my ISP. They are at:
http://jimintriglia.com/Private/linux/Linux_modem.shtm

(Enter 'guest' for User ID; 'vip042' for PW to access).

-JimI.
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