Configuring Graphical Internet Dialer in Linux

Hello guys I think u already know about dialing configuration process for dial-up internet connection in the text mode from my previous post. Some people feel boring to work in text mode. For those users, now I show with the help of Omi vai how can you configure a graphical user interactive dialer like Gnome-ppp and kppp.

What is Gnome-ppp???

It is a modem internet connection tool for the GNOME Desktop. GNOME PPP is an easy to use graphical dialup connection configuring and dialing tool with system tray icon support. It uses GNOME/GTK+ for its graphical interface and integrates well in GNOME desktop environment, but it can be used in other desktop environments. It also uses WvDial dialer as its backend, providing simple configuration via config files. You can also use plain wvdial if you don’t have X running.

Configuring Gnome ppp dialer:

First you need to install this dialer. You can download and install it from the internet.The required time to install it may  vary depends on the speed of your internet connection, but it is small too. You can direct install it from internet by intering the following command in the terminal after connecting with internet.

sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

After install launch it from Application>Internet>Gnome ppp.

Now the following window will appear.

For the grameen phone service provider, configure the above window like above. I use gp as my user name and password, since I use grameen phone service.

Now select setup option of the above window. A setup window will appear.

First press the detect button to detect your mobile phone as modem. It will automatically detect your mobile modem if it exists. Then configure the window like above.

Now select Init Settings Option.Then the following window will appear.

In the Init 3 line click and type AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”gpinternet” if you are a grameen phone service user, otherwise left blank.

Close the Init Strings window and go back to the setup window. In the setup window, select the option tab and configure that like following.

Close this window and go back to the main dialer window.

Now you are ready to dialing. To connect with internet, just click the connect button and you will be connected. When you will be connected then you can find the following icon in the panel.

What is KPPP???

KPPP is a dialer and front end for pppd. It allows for interactive script generation and network setup. It will automate the dialing in process to your ISP while letting you conveniently monitor the entire process. Once connected KPPP will provide a rich set of statistics and keep track of the time spent online for you.

This package is part of KDE, as a component of the KDE network module.

Configuring Kppp dialer:

First you need to install this dialer from the Internet. You can install it directly from Internet like Gnome ppp that i described above.

Now U find it in Application>Internet>KPPP. From this menu launch it and do the following-

When you launch the program the following window will appear-

Now you need to configure it. To do it select configure tab of the above window.The following window will appear.

Then for creating new account go to account>new. The following window will appear.

In the above window select Manual Setup.Then the following window will appear.

In the Dial tab of the above window, Give a connection name that you like (any).  Add the phone number as *99***1# .(This is the dialing number of your Network operator. e.g.for gp *99***1# or *99# ).

In the authentication field select “Scripts-based” and close the window.

Now go to the Modem tab and select New. The following window will appear.

In the Modem name field type any name for your Modem (any), then select the port in which your modem is connected for the Modem device field.

select your modem’s maximum speed that you get as BAUD in the previous post.

Now click on Query Modem tab in the Modem tab of the following window. If you face any problem then check whether you properly select the port for your modem of the above window.

Now go to the modem command of the above window, following window will appear-

Now replace “ATDT” by “ATD” in Data Strings fields of the above window.

If you use grameen phone Internet service then type

AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”gpinternet”,”",0,0 in the Initialization Strings 2 field, otherwise left the field blank  and press Ok.

Now go to the MISC tab and configure that window like following-

Now you are ready to dial. Just click on the connect tab and a circular icon will appear in the panel like follow-

Best of luck with Ubuntu.