----- Original Message ----- From: "et" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Connection Problem (long, sorry!)
>what did you put for "gateway".. I use 0.0.0.0 Where is "gateway"? (Probably a stupid question, but I'm very new at this...) Margot On Wednesday 22 January 2003 08:39 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Wednesday 22 Jan 2003 1:09 pm, Margot wrote: > > I'm a very newbie running Mandrake 9 and I can't get it to connect to the > > internet. > > > > My ISP is eurobell. I've set up the connection in MCC, and that bit seems > > to work OK - it dials, verifies my username and password, and is clocking > > up a penny a minute for the connection when I test it - but I can't get > > any further than that. > > > > I've tried setting up my details (username, password, server names as > > supplied by eurobell), but when I use the various applications to try to > > access www, usenet, email accounts I just get error messages - message > > wording varies depending on the application, but amounting to "host > > eurobell unknown". > > > > I've checked the documentation on the machine and printed out several > > trees worth, but still can't crack this. The only documentation I found > > that seems relevant told me that the host name should be in the > > /etc/hosts file. This is what my /etc/hosts file contains: > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > 192.168.0.50 home > > > > No mention of eurobell in the file. Should I add something here and, if > > so, what? > > > > I've been reading this list for a couple of weeks and picked up some > > useful tips, but nobody seems to have exactly the same problem as me. > > Luckily I still have the old Win 98 machine running so I can access the > > mailing list - but it is annoying to have to unplug the modem and keep > > moving it from one machine to the other as they are in different rooms! > > > > I tried eurobell's tech support, but their first question was "which > > version of Windows do you have?" and the conversation went downhill from > > there..... > > > > Can anyone help? TIA > > Margot Lawrence > > Welcome Margot > Two suggestions. First does this machine have an Ethernet interface? If > yes, and you do not need it for a local network then disable it either in > the BIOS settings, or by simply setting it to not start on boot in the > Mandrake Network configuration. > > Second. Did you put your ISPs DNS server IP address into your dial > configuration? I looked them up on the Eurobell site for you. They are > 212.24.65.65 and 212.24.65.199 > > BTW: Eurobell are a typical Microsoft outfit. Their web pages do not work > with Opera or Mozilla. I had to run Internet Explorer under Wine to read > their site. Grrr makes me sick! > > HTH > > derek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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