Re: Internet Connection
I got there too... except kppp was set with the number 99 by default, and '999' dials the emergency service here :-o. If this does not sort quickly, get the PPP-HOWTO on one console, and vi or some editor on another. Skip the bilge in the document (Up to section 10, I think) 'What this contains, what it does not contain, biography of anyone who ever maintained it, history of dialup systems from Faraday, etc. Then check each thing it suggests. -- Regards, Declan Moriarty Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius A Slightly Serious(TM) Company Experience is like a comb, that Life gives you - AFTER all your hair has fallen out! On Sunday 25 November 2001 13:54, you wrote: Hi, This is the first time I tried red hat. I was able to install 7.1 successfully. However, the problem I am encountering is connecting to the internet. I used kde as default and kppp to connect to the internet. I can sucessfully establish a connection with my isp but somehow can not ping anyone beyond myself. I know it is not the problem of the isp as everything work well when I use my caldera 3.1 Any clue as to what I did wrong on my red hat installation. I have never ventured into other distro except for caldera. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Internet Connection
Thanks guys, It was the /etc/resolv.conf. After making sure that I have the correct ip everythings works fine now. Thanks for all the help I got. aong ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Internet Connection
On Sun, 25 Nov 2001 21:54:31 +0800 aong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, This is the first time I tried red hat. I was able to install 7.1 successfully. However, the problem I am encountering is connecting to the internet. I used kde as default and kppp to connect to the internet. I can sucessfully establish a connection with my isp but somehow can not ping anyone beyond myself. I know it is not the problem of the isp as everything work well when I use my caldera 3.1 Any clue as to what I did wrong on my red hat installation. I have never ventured into other distro except for caldera. = Could be a dns problem. Have you checked /etc/resolv.conf?? Is it set up appropriately? Mike -- You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. - Frank Zappa ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Internet Connection
aong wrote: Hi, This is the first time I tried red hat. I was able to install 7.1 successfully. However, the problem I am encountering is connecting to the internet. I used kde as default and kppp to connect to the internet. I can sucessfully establish a connection with my isp but somehow can not ping anyone beyond myself. I know it is not the problem of the isp as everything work well when I use my caldera 3.1 Any clue as to what I did wrong on my red hat installation. I have never ventured into other distro except for caldera. Thanks aong ___ What does /etc/resolv.conf say? Your ISP's DNS servers have to be listed there or you won't have any name resolution. -- Andrew Mathews -- 10:55am up 8 days, 14:46, 6 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 0.93 -- Checkuary, n.: The thirteenth month of the year. Begins New Year's Day and ends when a person stops absentmindedly writing the old year on his checks. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
