Re: [newbie] KPPP problems (update)
Another kind user suggested I try 'ifup ppp0'. Unfortunately, I had to ctl-c out of it and I got an error 8 when it couldn't actiate the interface. I haven't figured out what that exactly means yet. So I thought maybe I should try re-loading the pcmcia package (I'm having the same issue with my formerly working laptop). I noticed 'lynx' the text based browser. So I thought I'd try to laucnh that. I did so at first without launching kppp. Just to see. Couldn't find the linux-mandrake site of course. So I then launched kppp via the 'internet' icon on the KDE desktop. After it connected I restarted Lynx. Lo and behold!!! There's a response! Then I started netscape and it too was ok! I quit lynx and held my breath. All was still good! Now dear souls, any ideas why Lynx started ok and Netscape never did? The question too, will it start netscape again if I reboot, or will I have to launch Lynx, then netscape? I'll have to try this on the desktop when I get home next week. pete
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems (update 2)
I got kicked off the net. Then I closed all the windows, clicked on 'internet', after it minimized, I clicked on netscape, and guess what, I got connected! I'll have to try this tomorrow after a re-boot. I'm on my work laptop, so I shutdown and have to take it to work, bummer eh? pete
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
I just (re) installed 7.2 and all I have is a dialup. On installation, I did not enter the domain nor ips to search. That didn't work. I then used Linxconf and set the ppp options there. I also set the options via the kppp dialog. I used 'manual' for the dns nameserver info. I use earthlink BTW. In the linuxconf setup, Config Networking PPP/SLIP/PLIP select the ppp0 Hopefully you have it) Under hardware: enable "allow any user to (de)activate..." basically, the switches are on-off-on-on select line speed select modem port PPP options are blank for me Communication: ATZ ATDT phone number to your isp I unchecked Debug connection and left rest as default Networking: off-on-on-on the rest default PAP:If you're using it self-explanitory And hopefully you're up and running! pete
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
OK, my turn (again!!) I had a problem with my main box and I re-installed 7.2 just as I had done on my laptop. I'm coming to you via my laptop now. The main box seemed to load up ok. Then I try ti connect to the net and I get the same problem that the original poster has with his connection when he lost his hi-speed line. I hear the modem dial ok and seems to connect, but netscape doesn't want to. I did the same setup that I used for the laptop. Do I have some strange hardware problem? Everything seems to run alright otherwise. I only setup both boxes via linuxconf and the kppp setup dialogs. I'm really confused! pete
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
A quick reply to my own message here. kppp works OK, I can ping the network I am connecting to, I just can't get netscape to recognize the connection. Jim James Mellema wrote: I am running Mandrake 7.2 with the latest updates of kppp, netscape and Konqueror. I have an external modem on tty0 which connects using kppp without difficulty. I have just lost my slow/unreliable DSL connection, and replaced it with a 56k dial-up. For some reason, which escapes me at present, I am unable to get netscape (or the rest of the system for that matter) to recognize the change. The modem dials and connects without difficulty but the I cannot resolve addresses in Netscape or Konqueror. I have changed etc/resolve.conf to reflect the change in DNS servers. It appears the requests are not being transmitted to the modem, as the lights do not flash and no packets are noted in the log screen. I think the system is still trying to resolve addresses through the ethernet connection to the router. Is there something in networking I need to change to get the system to recognize the dialup connection? Jim -- James Mellema - Linux User #71650
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
And I have the same issue with my internal modem. My Dell Latitude laptop took everything ok and I can connect, but not my main box. I even set up both systems (the net connection stuff that is) the same. pete James Mellema wrote: A quick reply to my own message here. kppp works OK, I can ping the network I am connecting to, I just can't get netscape to recognize the connection. Jim James Mellema wrote: I am running Mandrake 7.2 with the latest updates of kppp, netscape and Konqueror. I have an external modem on tty0 which connects using kppp without difficulty. I have just lost my slow/unreliable DSL connection, and replaced it with a 56k dial-up. For some reason, which escapes me at present, I am unable to get netscape (or the rest of the system for that matter) to recognize the change. The modem dials and connects without difficulty but the I cannot resolve addresses in Netscape or Konqueror. I have changed etc/resolve.conf to reflect the change in DNS servers. It appears the requests are not being transmitted to the modem, as the lights do not flash and no packets are noted in the log screen. I think the system is still trying to resolve addresses through the ethernet connection to the router. Is there something in networking I need to change to get the system to recognize the dialup connection? Jim -- James Mellema - Linux User #71650
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
James Mellema wrote: A quick reply to my own message here. kppp works OK, I can ping the network I am connecting to, I just can't get netscape to recognize the connection. Jim Further information with my connection problem: went to root an dstarted ppp0 in linuxconf. It dials, connects, and netscape works. Now I need to get it to work in my user space. I 'su'ed to root and did a 'ifup ppp0' modem dialed and everything works, but I think there must be a better way, I'll take any suggestions. TIA -- Jim -- James Mellema, CRNA -- Linux User # 71650 ICQ #19685870
Re: [newbie] kppp Problems
"Pittman, Merle" wrote: DHCP depends on your ISP, whether they require you to use it or not. And since you are using dialup (Kppp) , I would say that you do need it. -Original Message- From: Troy Sherman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] kppp Problems In Mandrake 6.1, everything worked fine. Now that i have 7.0, The internet and the network won't work. In Kppp, i put in the phone #, DNS servers, username and pass. I couldn't get it to connect, so i added noauth to /etc/ppp/options. Now it will connect, but i can't go anywhere in netscape. As for the network, if i don't turn on DHCP, it won't be able to ping the other windows compuers, but when i turn it on, it gets an ip from one of the windows computers, then everything works. Is DHCP now Required or what?? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Your network administrator should be able to give you a static ip address for your LAN. This should fix your problem. From what I have heard by lurking here, there is a bug with dhcp client that drops the ip address for the lan when you are given the address over ppp. Put lan address in static and all will be well.
Re: [newbie] kppp Problems
finally got mandrake 7 installed. also had kppp problems. at 'linuxnewbies.org', there was an installation recipe especially for kppp. i followed it and it worked. hope this helps,larry - Original Message - From: Pittman, Merle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:33 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] kppp Problems DHCP depends on your ISP, whether they require you to use it or not. And since you are using dialup (Kppp) , I would say that you do need it. -Original Message- From: Troy Sherman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] kppp Problems In Mandrake 6.1, everything worked fine. Now that i have 7.0, The internet and the network won't work. In Kppp, i put in the phone #, DNS servers, username and pass. I couldn't get it to connect, so i added noauth to /etc/ppp/options. Now it will connect, but i can't go anywhere in netscape. As for the network, if i don't turn on DHCP, it won't be able to ping the other windows compuers, but when i turn it on, it gets an ip from one of the windows computers, then everything works. Is DHCP now Required or what?? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] kppp Problems
Here's an excellent howto for setting up kppp: http://help.jps.net/unsupported/mandrake Make sure you replace the phone numbers and dns numbers with the ones for your isp and follow the pictures EXACTLY; that should solve your problems. Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Troy Sherman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 2:39 PM Subject: [newbie] kppp Problems In Mandrake 6.1, everything worked fine. Now that i have 7.0, The internet and the network won't work. In Kppp, i put in the phone #, DNS servers, username and pass. I couldn't get it to connect, so i added noauth to /etc/ppp/options. Now it will connect, but i can't go anywhere in netscape. As for the network, if i don't turn on DHCP, it won't be able to ping the other windows compuers, but when i turn it on, it gets an ip from one of the windows computers, then everything works. Is DHCP now Required or what?? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
It's looking for resolv.conf, not resolv.config . First copy your existing resolv.conf to resolve.conf.orig, then ediit resolv.conf to contain: domain yourdomainname search your isp name nameserver primary names erver at isp nameserver secondary name server at isp If your machine is standalone dialup, you probably won't need the domain line. On Wed, 07 Jul 1999, you wrote: Hello , When I open kppp , I get this error message - /etc/resolv.config is missing ! Ask your system administrator to create a non-empty file that has appropriate read and write permissions . What must I do ?
Re: [newbie] KPPP problems
On Wed, 07 Jul 1999, you wrote: Hello , When I open kppp , I get this error message - /etc/resolv.config is missing ! Ask your system administrator to create a non-empty file that has appropriate read and write permissions . What must I do ? Write one. As root, go to /etc, and with pico or some other editor designed by actual humans, create a file named resolv.conf which contains at least two lines. Here's mine: domain ellijay.com nameserver 206.30.220.2 Write the file, logout, log in as user, and set up kppp. Irv _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Re: [newbie] Kppp problems
By chance is your mouse on com 1 ? Is it possible for you to manually change the jumper settings on your modem , to put it on a different irq ? Don't know if this would help though . - Original Message - From: Axalon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: James Caldwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Kppp problems Whats useing com1(cat /proc/ioports|grep 2f8), most likely cause is a hardware conflict On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, James Caldwell wrote: I have an internal modem on Com 3 and When I set Kppp for it It gives me a Modem Busy. I tried every other option but those only said no modem found .(I was using cuart2 i think and the ttys2 something like that) .Is this a setup problem or is my modem messed up? --- James Caldwell Woodberry Forest , Virginia , 22989 telephone @ school 672-3900 home # (540) 825- 3837 ---
Re: [newbie] Kppp problems.
Nick, Had the same problem here and fixed it by the following: 1. Change PAP to Script.. 2. Make a Script with only the following: Expect ogin: # notice no L in login # Sendyour_login_name Expect word: # notice no pass in password # Sendyour_password Please notice the : after the words ogin and word. That should do it, worked for me and haven't had the errors since. Good luck, Rick On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 14:43:20 +, Nick Kay wrote: Hi All, I cannot connect to my ISP using Kppp - I get a connect then a timeout sending Config-Requests and then pppd dies "unexpectedly". It's really annoying me as I've had this puppy working fine before (1.0) and I've used ppp to connect to the same ISP for years. I was using PAP up to now, but as part of the debug I set kppp for terminal authentication - now kppp logs on OK but I have to give a carriage return in order to get the login: prompt from the ISP. Would some kind soul tell me how I can get kppp to give out CR after getting CONNECT to solve this? I'd really like to just use PAP. TIA nick@nexnix
