At 08:42 PM 06/10/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>On Sunday 10 June 2001 07:38 pm, you wrote:
> > I'm using MD 8, KDE 2, and kppp. The modem is an external US Robotics
> > 56k. Kppp says it has logged on successfully. However, I can't go
> > anywhere after logging on with a browser. I tried Netscape and
> > Konqueror and Mozilla. None seem to be able to go anywhere on the
> > net. I tried addresses I know are good like Google and addresses from
> > their bookmark list.
> >
> > I use the same primary and secondary DNS IPs that I use in W98's DUN
> > where they work fine.
> >
> > I wrote about this earlier and was told to try:
> >
> > 1) Adding CR at the end of /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> > 2) Commenting out 'Gateway' line in /etc/sysconfig/network
> >
> > I used a '#' for the comment symbol and followed these instructions.
> >
> > I haven't tried e-mail or news aps yet.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Another modem program?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Ken
>Ken,
>I had(have) a similar problem although I'm using 7.2 and a Supra
>external 56K modem. Mine occurred after my ISP changed DNS settings on
>a new server. I tried numerous configurations in /etc/ppp/options and
>/etc/ppp/resolv.conf. Nothing seems to work. I must have changed every
>setting in linuxconf - one by one.
>
>Finally I tried resetting the speed at the KPPP settings screen. I had
>always used 115200. Logged in but only a few packets transferred. Same
>at 57600. At 38400 it connected and although slower than I had
>previously experienced it worked. The connection is still occasionally
>intermittent. It is rock solid at 19200 but slow.
>
>I don't really know why it worked (I truly am new to Linux) but I
>suspect that line quality comes into play. Some wizard of
>initialization strings might have a better method but for now it worked
>for me. It's a quick change to try and you're no worse off if it
>doesn't. Good luck.
>
>Jim
Jim
That got it! Thanks much. I got to google and made a search. Ugh - horrible
font in Netscape! I'll have to try to fix that.
I'll have to figure out how to get the speed back up but I can certainly
live with 38400. I was only on a couple of minutes but it stayed connected.
Now to set up mail and a newsreader. Anyone have any favorites?
If I can get my system to print and I can finally got off the W98 box -
forever! I hope.
Ken
