On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 00:46, Bill Winegarden wrote: > Hi, > New problem to consider. Mandrake 9.1. Default installation. I > originally set up my dial up connection (on a supported winmodem) and I was > able to retrieve email and surf, no problem. Then my son set up a broadband > connection to his DSL line. Wow, what a difference! > This morning I awoke and his DSL connection has changed somehow so I > just disconnected the cable and used KPPP for my dialup. > The application will dial up my provider and connect but email and web > browsers won't connect to this connection now. What do I have to do to get > my dial up connectivity back? > > tia, > Bill W.
It would appear that the broadband is using DHCP and your system is still thinking it's on DHCP and not resolving to the DNS servers your ISP uses - and maybe not recognising that the gateway has changed... -- Mon Jul 21 07:30:01 EST 2003 07:30:01 up 6 days, 23:33, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.11, 0.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------- | __ __ |kuhn media australia | | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We took pity on him because he'd lost both parents at an early age. I think that, on reflection, we should have wondered a bit more about that. -- Lord Downey reflects on Mister Teatime (Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)
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