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Linux PPP Setup

This is a setup and general help guide for connecting to aserty using Linux and PPP. To follow these setup instructions, you must have an existing account and Client ID with aserty. If you do not have an account, go to our Get Connected! Registration Center.

Edit Configuration Files

Make sure the /etc/resolv.conf file has the following information:

Update the files below to set up Linux to call upon PPP to connect to the service.

/etc/ppp/login
# Replace the [ClientID] tag with your
aserty login Client ID.
# Replace the [yourpassword] tag with your login password.

[ClientID]
[yourpassword]

/etc/ppp/options

# Replace the [your port speed] tag with the appropriate throughput
# speed desired for the connection. You can experiment with speeds
# including 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200.

[your port speed]
+ua /etc/ppp/login
defaultroute
noipdefault

/usr/sbin/ppp-on

# Please replace the [your modem port] tag with the appropriate COM
# port being used by your modem. Port settings are as follows:
# cua0 = COM port 1
# cua1 = COM port 2
# cua2 = COM port 3
# cua3 = COM port 4

# Replace the [access number] with the access telephone number for
# your locality from the aserty telephone access list

pppd /dev/[your modem port] connect 'chat -v "" atdt[access number] "CONNECT"'

# Here is an example of what the line above should look like if you were dialing from Ottawa:

pppd /dev/cua1 connect 'chat -v "" atdt4820101 "CONNECT"'

/usr/sbin/ppp-off
DEVICE=ppp0

if [ -r /var/run/$DEVICE.pid ]; then
kill -INT 'cat /var/run/$DEVICE.pid'
fi

Connect to aserty

After you have updated the files, use the commands below to connect to and disconnect from aserty (enter all commands at the command prompt).

Invoke the PPP daemon:
/usr/sbin/ppp-on

Disconnect:
/usr/sbin/ppp-off

Kill the process:
kill -9 pid (where pid is the process ID running the current connection)

Troubleshoot a connection problem or view the login process (command must be executed before dialing in):

tail -f /var/adm/messages

Note: The messages file may also be found in the /var/log directory.

Troubleshoot Your Connection

If you have problems connecting, check all the settings in the instructions above. Be aware that some of the characters depicted here may not appear correctly in all browsers. Note that there is no software support available for Linux, but there is ample online help.