RE: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet
You could try adding the command "novj" to your kppp advanced settings. Open kppp, select the account, select edit and I believe the advanced button is on the first tabbed window. Good luck Joseph Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Company Cleveland, OH -Original Message- From: alann [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 5:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet Harry Ellis wrote: My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. Same thing here.. Call your ISP and ask them if VanJacobsen ( VJ ) compression is enabled on your account.. If its not, tell them to turn it on. This is SOMETHING with RH 6, that both me and a fellow linux user ( who actually works on our local ISP ) found out.. This was never a problem in the past until he upgraded to RH 6 and myself, Mandrake 6. GL Alan === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0 application/ms-tnef
[newbie] Modem connects; no Internet
My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. I've installed Venus 6.0 as the only os on a stand alone pentium, trying both the Linuxconfig and the Kppp to connect. I'm hoping someone will recognize this as a problem they've previously solved. I can see packets going out when I ping with a remote DNS, or try an Internet address in Netscape. Same with mail. But when I check "details" while connected, the information is always the same: 19 packets in (always), no more packets in, and a growing number of packets out while my computer keeps sending. I've talked to my ISP (they were not excited about Linux) and apparently PAP, Dynamic, DNS,Domain Name, News, Mail are all correct. On the website of US Robotics I found the dip switches for my modem are apparently correct for Linux (at least for Slackware). My ISP, Sympatico.ca, says that Linux can be hooked up to their service, but they don't say it very enthusiastically. I'm hoping there is a box I can checkmark, or a number I can change, and magically this problem will go away. I've reinstalled a few times to clear out any mistakes I've made, and I even installed an older Redhat (5.2) and hooked up using Linuxconfig with the same one way results. Two weeks of reading and searching has not helped me. The Mandrake creators have put together an attractive, easy to install package, and I especially like the KDE gui. But if I can't get online I can't really use it. And that would be a big disappointment for me. Has anyone seen anything quite like this? I've noticed similar problems in the letters but not quite this one. Here's hoping Harry
Re: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet
My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. I have Caldera 2.2 installed. I see the same problem. Kppp acts a bit nuts. I think its a combo of several things. About three tries and I get connected. At 33.6 it should be no problem. Keep trying. Make sure your setting are all correct.
Re: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet
Harry Ellis wrote: My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. Same thing here.. Call your ISP and ask them if VanJacobsen ( VJ ) compression is enabled on your account.. If its not, tell them to turn it on. This is SOMETHING with RH 6, that both me and a fellow linux user ( who actually works on our local ISP ) found out.. This was never a problem in the past until he upgraded to RH 6 and myself, Mandrake 6. GL Alan === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0
RE: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet
On 15-Aug-99 Harry Ellis wrote: My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. I've installed Venus 6.0 as the only os on a stand alone pentium, trying both the Linuxconfig and the Kppp to connect. I'm hoping someone will recognize this as a problem they've previously solved. I can see packets going out when I ping with a remote DNS, or try an Internet address in Netscape. Same with mail. But when I check "details" while connected, the information is always the same: 19 packets in (always), no more packets in, and a growing number of packets out while my computer keeps sending. My gf had the same exact problem (i.e. all her settings were correct, she could send data but not receive). What fixed it for her was something that's been suggested a lot lately on this list for improving connection speeds: In kppp's setup, type in 'novj' (without the quotes) as a pppd option, to disable Van Jacobsen Compression. Good luck, I hope that works for you. -Tom
Re: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet
Harry Ellis wrote: My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. I've installed Venus 6.0 as the only os on a stand alone pentium, trying both the Linuxconfig and the Kppp to connect. I'm hoping someone will recognize this as a problem they've previously solved. I can see packets going out when I ping with a remote DNS, or try an Internet address in Netscape. Same with mail. But when I check "details" while connected, the information is always the same: 19 packets in (always), no more packets in, and a growing number of packets out while my computer keeps sending. I've talked to my ISP (they were not excited about Linux) and apparently PAP, Dynamic, DNS,Domain Name, News, Mail are all correct. On the website of US Robotics I found the dip switches for my modem are apparently correct for Linux (at least for Slackware). My ISP, Sympatico.ca, says that Linux can be hooked up to their service, but they don't say it very enthusiastically. I'm hoping there is a box I can checkmark, or a number I can change, and magically this problem will go away. I've reinstalled a few times to clear out any mistakes I've made, and I even installed an older Redhat (5.2) and hooked up using Linuxconfig with the same one way results. Two weeks of reading and searching has not helped me. The Mandrake creators have put together an attractive, easy to install package, and I especially like the KDE gui. But if I can't get online I can't really use it. And that would be a big disappointment for me. Has anyone seen anything quite like this? I've noticed similar problems in the letters but not quite this one. Here's hoping Harry Harry, Just for the heck of it try changing your init string in the modem commands in Kppp to ATF1. This worked for me. I have a USR 5686. John
