this may be as simple as extending your timeouts or trying a different DNS
server number. I use Earthlink and connect with mandrake with no problem. are
you using kppp or ifup ppp0? the dns servers numbers I find work for me wiith
earthlink are 207.217.77.82 and 207.217.126.81
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> Hi! This is my second go-round with Linux; the first was very brief
> (couldn't get my cheesy 810 vid card configured. Thank god for 7.1!),
> so I didn't stick around long enough to actually learn anything,
> unfortunately. But, now its all installed, the vid card is working, my
> modem is dialing, everything is good.
>
> With one exception. Can't log on to Earthlink.
>
> Now, I was able to call Earthlink customer support when I installed
> 7.0, and they talked me right through it (this was about 6 months
> ago). But they've stopped offering cust support for linux, due to the
> many versions, so all I could get out of them this time was how to
> fill in the fields in KPPP, which went like this:
>
>
> Connection name: Earthlink
>
> Phone number: 4632172
>
> Authentication: PAP
>
> IP Setup: Dynamic IP Address
>
> DNS Servers:
>
> Domain name: earthlink.net
>
> DNS Address list:
>
> 207.217.120.83
> 207.217.77.82
>
>
> User name : ELN\mastermindsltd (I tried this with both \ and /)
> password ******
>
> So, I type this in, and then hit connect, and when I used the username
> ELN\mastermindsltd, it would dial out, make the usual modem squeals,
> then silence for about a minute, and then it said:
>
> error: the pppd daemon died unexpectedly!
>
> I hit the details button, and it said:
>
> Sep 10 19:50:38 localhost pppd[589]: pppd 2.3.11 started by rog, uid
> 501
>
>
> Sep 10 19:50:38 localhost pppd[589]: Using interface ppp0
> Sep 10 19:50:38 localhost pppd[589]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
> Sep 10 19:50:59 localhost pppd[589]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Sep 10 19:50:59 localhost pppd[589]: Modem hangup
> Sep 10 19:50:59 localhost pppd[589]: Connection terminated.
> Sep 10 19:50:59 localhost pppd[589]: Exit.
>
> And it told me it had no idea why in the possible reasons field.
> Anywho, Earthlink, when presented with this problem, told me "Well,
> you know, people who use Linux usually know how to fix stuff like this
> themselves." Right. LOL...Oh hey, since Im using linux, I know how to
> do it myself. Why did I bother sitting on hold for 45 minutes at two
> in the morning, eh?
>
> BTW, my PC is a Compaq, with a 500 mhz Celeron, 64 meg RAM, 17 gig HD.
> Can anyone help? If more info is needed, let me know what you need and
> itll be provided.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
> peace,
>
> Rog
> http://www.slammingrooves.com
