internet help ????

ok check this ....... i compiled lt_modem.o and lt_serial.o & finally got my modem to work ....so i tried to connect to the internet and i got an unable to wright to /var/log/syslog and /var/log/messages .so i chmod a+rw /var/log/syslog (and other) so that they could be wrote to ...... by the way i am using verizon & i also have a aol account now my question is why is it not connecting to the internet my user is typed in wright and so is my pass .......what the hell am i doing wrong ..............................................? OOmzOO(LUVZ)LINUX