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Linux is an unsupported Operating System, but can be used quite easily with California.com. It is not advised that you attempt to install or configure linux to dial using these instructions if you're not familiar with unix operating systems.
This page describes how to setup Redhat 8.0 to connect to the internet.
Click here to learn how to setup the mail program "Evolution"
| Step 1: Open the Network Application | |
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Under the Gnome menu, in System Tools, there's an application called "Network." This application will prompt you for the Root password to the system. If you do not have the root password, ask the person who owns or setup the computer what it is, you'll need it to use this application in the future! You may or may not get this screen immediately. If you get a window that looks like Step 4, click the "Add" Button. |
| Step 2: Enter the telephone number and your user information | |
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Find a local access number and enter it where prompted. You DO NOT need to enter the area code or country code unless you plan on calling long distance. Enter your username and password in the spaces provided. The Provider Name may be anything you wish, it's a friendly name so you can identify the connection. We recommend "CaliforniaCom" |
| Step 3: Confirm your settings | |
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If you've made any errors, click the back button, if not, click Finish. |
| Step 4: Activate your network connection | |
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In this example, there are two networks, one wireless
and one modem. Click the Modem connection, then click Activate.
You may hear your modem connecting, depending on the speaker volume
you set when setting up the modem. After aproximately 30 seconds,
you should see a screen like this one, indicating that the network
connection is active. |
| Step 5: Setup other network applications | |
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Mozilla (A web browser) should work immediately, but you'll need to setup a mail program like Evolution in order to send and receive Internet Email on your Linux machine. It just so happens that in RedHat 8.0, Evolution is the Mail program installed by default under "Internet" in the Gnome menu |
CaliforniaCom Inc.
1624 Franklin St. suite # 1022
Oakland Ca. 94612 USA
info@california.com
510-287-8450 office
800-450-1539 office
510-287-8454 fax
This page last updated on Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:23 PM.