To go online I need to type 'pppd call name' in the terminal and to disconnect I use the terminal, too.

How can I do that without the terminal but with a script or whatever?

Thank you for help.

Marisa

kppp will work.

but you can make a quick
bash script
cat >> /usr/local/bin/getoninternet
pppd call name
control-d
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/getoninternet

add a link to the above or create an icon for it
in whatever you are using.

well, thank you for your quick answer...

I never wrote a script though .... however I have this textfile with 'pppd call name'
how do I make it a bash script
how do I use it then and how do I disconnect?

a script is just a command or set of commands that run by running the
name of the script.
chmod +x nameofscript
mades it an executable script.

make another one for what you need to do to hang up, and do the same thing to it.

what i gave you in the previous response will work, and you can change whatever
names and paths you wish.

cat >> /usr/local/bin/getoninternet # here cat just means add the following test the the fileename shown

pppd call name # this is the text added to the file

control-d # this means stop adding text and close the file

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/getoninternet # this means make the file executable so it will run when you type the name of it.

you can just as easily do that with a text editor, then save the file by whatever name you wish, just putting it somewhere in your search path. /usr/local/bin is good

then make it executable with chmod +x nameandpathoffile

then you can type the name of the file, and the commands in it will be run.
make another for your hangup script.

>chmod +x nameofscript
>mades it an executable script.
so why does it show me whats in there when I click on it? (it shows me the text)

to hang up I need to type in 'ps aux | grep pppd' than it shows me several process numbers from which I should chose the right one to "kill number' it then.
Can I do that with a script....

I would use kppp, but it does not support my internet connection

maybe it's not executable by the user you are trying it as.
try chmod 755 /nameof script
the hanup could be
killall pppd

i just remembered that some interfaces will not execute a script unless it has
#!/bin/bash
as the first line.
try that.

woohoooo, it works....dimdidimdidu

thank you,

marisa

I had a similar problem when trying to see when my pptp pppd tunnel was dying (didn't want to killall -9 pppd as the ADSL connection was still running):

PS: I stuck this in /etc/cron.2minutes

#!/usr/bin/perl
##############################################################################
# Check VPN PPTP Link Utility Version 1.0 #
# Copyright 2004 David Herselman (dh@syrex.cc) #
# Created 09/03/2004 Last Modified 10/03/2004 #
##############################################################################
# COPYRIGHT NOTICE #
# Copyright 2004 David Herselman All Rights Reserve #
# #
# Selling the code for this program without prior written consent is #
# expressly forbidden. In other words, please ask first before you try and #
# make money off of my program. #
# #
# Obtain permission before redistributing this software over the Internet or #
# in any other medium. In all cases copyright and header must remain intact.#
##############################################################################
# Define Variables #

$vpn_name = 'savatijhb';
$vpn_gw = '192.168.1.1';

# Done #
##############################################################################

$dev = `/sbin/ifconfig`;
if ($dev !~ /P-t-P:$vpn_gw/ ) {
@routes = `/sbin/route -n`;
foreach $vpn_dev (@routes) {
if ( $vpn_dev =~ /\S+\s+$vpn_gw\s+/ ) {
$vpn_dev =~ s/.*\s+(\S+)\n/\1/;
$vpn_pid = `cat /var/run/$vpn_dev'.pid'`;
`kill -9 $vpn_pid`;
}
}
`pppd call $vpn_name`;
}