Re: RE: [newbie] Can't get on-line
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before you do anything else from a console prompt type in Ping 207.25.71.5 If you get back a reply, then your internet connection is set up and you are having DNS problems which is likely. == If there is a dns problem, you'll need to edit /etc/resolv.conf add the lines: search your isp nameserver dns # nameserver dns # [your isp should give you two] HTH, Mike -- Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there. --Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century __ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Re: [newbie] Can't get on-line
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
RE: [newbie] Can't get on-line
Before you do anything else from a console prompt type in Ping 207.25.71.5 If you get back a reply, then your internet connection is set up and you are having DNS problems which is likely. -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ken Knecht Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Can't get on-line 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
