Netscape as user

evanmars · 06-23-2003, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by MasterC
What if you login as root, do the thing, then CTRL ALT F2 to a console, login as user and then use lynx, does it connect?

Cool

No.

evanmars · 06-24-2003, 07:25 AM

Well, I've torn down the firewall, have no proxies, tried Lynx, Links, Netscape, Mozilla, etc., connected as root, logged on as user, checked permissions, checked the path, and still I can't connect to the internet as user.
I don't want to have to connect to the net as root and I'd really rather not have to boot into M$ to get online. Can somebody recommend a different way to connect from Linux?
I am using Slackware 9.0, SBC-Yahoo DSL, Realtek NIC. I am currently using Roaring Penguin's <www.roaringpenguin.com> rp-pppoe-3.5 package to get the adsl link up.

moses · 06-24-2003, 01:27 PM

Can you ssh or ftp to some other host as a root? as a normal user?
Did you check out RoaringPenguin's FAQ on rp-pppoe?

evanmars · 06-24-2003, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by moses
Can you ssh or ftp to some other host as a root? as a normal user?

Unfortunately, I'm not sure what ssh is. Haven't tried anything with ftp yet.

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Did you check out RoaringPenguin's FAQ on rp-pppoe?

Yes, the only thing it says about connecting and not being able to browse, is to check the DNS settings. Could it be the permissions for that? I haven't checked that.

evanmars · 06-24-2003, 11:36 PM

Well, I totally screwed up my display today. Didn't know exactly what I did or how to fix it. Re-installed Slack and now everything works! I'm browsing as user!

moses · 06-25-2003, 12:54 AM

ssh is a secure, encrypted remote login program. If you ever need to connect to the outside world and would use telnet, try ssh instead.