CompuServe & AOL on Knoppix

[WST]

Does anyone knows if Knoppix supports AOL and CompuServe browsers? Or if CompuServe or AOL offers versions for Knoppix?

[Dave_Bechtel]

WHY in the world would you want to run a crappy AOL browser on Linux??

If AOL dialup is your only connection to the Intarweb, see ' apt-cache search penggy ' -- and use a decent Linux browser, like Opera or mozilla-firefox. Or even Konqueror.

Does anyone knows if Knoppix supports AOL and CompuServe browsers? Or if CompuServe or AOL offers versions for Knoppix?

[WST]

i don't want to use AOL as browser, just for connexion. I connect to internet under XP through AOL software. After connected, i can use firefox or Konqueror. I just needed for connexion. Tell me then how can i connect to that AOL connection using another software etc

I'm not a advanced user of Linux, but i figured that "penggy" is an application which helps me connecting to internet via AOL. Is penggy availabe on Knoppix?

After a deeper searching.. i found out that there are a few softwares which helps you connect to AOL. One is penggy, other is peng or pengaol.
The thing is that under XP, i connect to AOL, on my existing connexion. Just starting AOL software and providing username and password. No dial numbers etc.. how it's this possible on Knoppix? Penggy or peng etc do that? Or whit those softwares i must provide a phone # where the modem should dial? I don't own a modem anyway... i connect to the internet using DSL. But i need aol as connexion.

[WST]

what is with this forum? no one post?

[malaire]

penggy is available for Debian, and because Knoppix is based on Debian, you can use that with Knoppix.

For Knoppix 4.0.2 CD you need 4 files:
- penggy_0.2.1-5_i386.deb
- guile-1.6-libs_1.6.7-1_i386.deb
- libguile-ltdl-1_1.6.7-1_i386.deb
- libqthreads-12_1.6.7-1_i386.deb

You can get these from
http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/penggy
http://packages.debian.org/stable/libs/guile-1.6-libs
http://packages.debian.org/stable/libs/libguile-ltdl-1
http://packages.debian.org/stable/libs/libqthreads-12
(Click i386 link on each of these pages)

Save these to a single directory and then run sudo dpkg -i *.deb from that directory to install penggy.

(You can also install penggy with apt-get, but I don't use that so I'm not 100% sure how on to use that.)

Then see man penggy for instructions on how to use penggy.

[WST]

i did followed your instructions, but i don't know where that penggy was installed..... i found it at /etc/penggy but what now?

[malaire]

i did followed your instructions, but i don't know where that penggy was installed..... i found it at /etc/penggy but what now? :?:

You can use penggy from console, like other console-based programs.
As I don't have AOL, I can't help on what options you need to give penggy to actually connect to AOL.

You can try #penggy or ##penggy in Konqueror to see the manuals.

[WST]

this is all what i get from requesting manual:

OPTIONS
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-V, --version
Show version of program.
-f=, --config-file=
Set the configuration file to use.
--access-method=
Set the media used to access AOL.
--protocol=
Set the protocol used for communication with AOL.
-r, --auto-reconnect
Enable autoreconnection
--reconnect-delay=
Set the delay between reconnections.
-d, --daemon
Enable daemon mode, run in background.
-D=, --debug-level=
Set the verbosity of the debug.
--pid-file=
Set the PID file to create.
-s=, --screen-name=
Set the screen-name to use.
-m=, --modem=
Set the serial device to use for the modem.
--rtscts
Enable hardware flow control.
--init-str=
Set the primary initialization string sent to the modem.
--dial-str=
Se the string used to dial.
-n=, --phone=
Set the primary phone numer to use.
-s=, --line-speed=
Set the serial line speed.
-c=, --chat-script=
Set the chat script unsed for logging into AOL.
-t=, --interface-type=
Set the interface type.
-i=, --interface=
Set the interface name.
--dns
Set the DNS when connected.
--ip-up=
Set the script automatically called when IP is up.
--ip-down=
Set the script automatically called when IP is down.

I still don't understand nothinn'! I dont' know how to start the program after installing.

[malaire]

I still don't understand nothinn'! I dont' know how to start the program after installing.

Click the Konsole-icon at the bottom of the screen, and write for example penggy --screen-name=WST to the Konsole and press enter.

You might need to include other options than just --screen-name for it to work.
You can check the file at /etc/penggy/penggy.cfg to see some descriptions for various options.

Like, if you are using DSL, you need to use at least penggy --screen-name=WST --access-method=dsl

[WST]

Thanks malaire, but there's some things to do i think before entering the coman line for starting program, which is editing the *cfg file.. and that's hardest ... i'll post the cfg content here, this way it will be simple for you to help me editing. thanks