Kppp fig files for K18.04.3 for dialup

[ray burke]

Valorie in k14.04,

The ISP name is DoDo

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




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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