On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:34:03 -0600 Paul Hardiman <paul.hardiman@verizon.net>
wrote:
> FWIW, I am using verizon dsl via PPPoE on my
> modem router.
> I have to connect using my account/passwd.
> Something I didn't not need to do on Qwest DSL
> (the modem itself used
> account info).
I can connect fine using Mac OS 8.6. So I'm okay there, no
username/password...dhcp all the way.
> However, as to your real question - hmmm. Once
> you have a root session
> running and have accessed something on the
> internet, I wonder if you
> open another session as yourself, if you can
> ping an internet domain.
That didn't work. :-(
> I know this is grabbing at straws, but not a
> lot of people are jumping
> on this one.
That's okay. I'm good at stumping the list. :-)
Russell
>
> Regards,
> Paul Hardiman
>
>
> rhires@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> >Hey Everyone,
> >
> >I've got a funny problem: I switched from
> Earthlink's DSL which uses PPPoE, to
> >Verizon, which doesn't use anything but dhcp.
> The fun part is that I can only
> >access the internet as root, and not as a
> normal user. Anybody got a thought
> >on what might be causing this, or how I can
> fix it?
> >
> >TIA...
> >
> >Russell
> >
>
>
>
>
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