When using SuSE Linux as your primary operating-system, it is suggested you should use the dial-in package which is included in SuSE Linux distributions from version 6.2 and above known as WvDial.

WvDial (pronounced "Weave Dial") is an easier way to connect to the internet. It completely avoids the need for chat scripts, edits pap-secrets and chap-secrets for you, detects your modem automatically, and chooses a valid init string. It can even read and respond to command prompts at almost any ISP.

If you are using SuSE Linux, and you do not have WvDial installed, you will want to do the following:

(Assuming you have SuSE Linux disc #1 in your CD-ROM)
Go into 'YAST', (In a telnet session) which will bring you to window like shown below and select 'Choose/Install packages' and then hit enter.  (Figure 1)

Next, you will taken to the Operating-system configuration window, as shown below, and select the 'Change/create configuration' selection and hit enter.
(Figure 2)

Next,  you will be taken to the 'Series Selection' window, which displays the software categories you can choose from.  Go down the list, and select the 'Network-Support, (TCP/IP, UUCP, Mail, News)' category as shown below:
(Figure 3)

Next, once you have enter the above category,   you will be taken to a window that has the network-based packages where WvDial resides.  Go down the list, and when you find WvDial, hit the <SPACE-BAR> to 'tag' the WvDial package for installation. (As shown below - Figure 4):

Once you have selected the WvDial package to be installed, click on the <F10> button on your keyboard.  It will then take you back to the window shown in Figure 2.   Next,  select "Start Installation" to initiate the installing (As shown below in Figure 5) of the WvDial package.

When you do so, it will install the package, and will - once again - take you to the window which is shown on Figure 5.  Select 'Main Menu', and you will see a small (progression) window like shown below: (Figure 6)

Once the <CONTINUE> gets highlighted, that means that the installation of the WvDial package is installed.   You will then be taken back to the window which is shown in Figure 1.   You can then select "Exit YaST" and you should be ready to configure WvDial.

CONFIGURING WVDIAL

To configure WvDial for Celticweb/Internet usage, open a telnet/command-line session and type 'wvdial',  when you do so, the wvdial application will prompt you for settings.