hi, you can also run "tail -f /var/log/messages" and watch for any related messages/errors to the connection.
--- On Thu, 5/8/08, Ibrahim Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ibrahim Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [JoLUG-General] Re: A problem with my ADSL.. please help..!! > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008, 10:40 PM > can you set the connection at the modem side and check, in > this case we can > verify if you are facing any problem with your internet > provider (JTC or > whatever), or your modem. > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Penguin Computing > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Guys, please for the love of Lord God, I need your > assistance..! > > > > My ADSL connection keeps cutting almost every hour, I > don't know what > > wrong.. > > Every time I come to use the internet, I find it > disconnected so I > > have to resboot the machine. > > And sometimes even rebooting won't help, so I try > to play around with > > it until it works. > > > > I don't know what I do I just keep trying > "sudo pppoeconf", the search > > keeps failing until it > > finally works somehow... > > > > Please guys just tell me what's the right way to > set up my ADSL > > connection, this problem is > > really getting on my nerves..! > > > > Thanks very much in a advance.. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

