Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread ben
On Saturday 16 February 2002 06:29 pm, Keith wrote: > ben wrote: > > how do you know that the modem isn't dialing? > > I have one of those modems you can hear when it dials. > > > have you configured /etc/resolv.conf in order to reach your isp's > > nameservers? > > That's what it was, a missing /e

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread Keith
ben wrote: how do you know that the modem isn't dialing? I have one of those modems you can hear when it dials. have you configured /etc/resolv.conf in order to reach your isp's nameservers? That's what it was, a missing /etc/resolv.conf file. Thanks to everyone for the help. I know it w

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread ben
On Thursday 14 February 2002 02:27 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just reinstalled Debian 2.2.r3 from disk, and now I can't get any > internet programs to connect to the modem (which was working fine before). > Mozilla gives " can't be found" error message and Lynx gives > "unable to connect to r

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread keithandcecile
Arlen Carlson wrote: > Sounds to me like you may have a problem with a gateway IP # being set up...at > least that's one possibility. As an example, I have this problem on my > notebook; when my notebook is connected to the small network I have set up, I > use my desktop machine as a gateway (its

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread keithandcecile
Sorry for screwed-up attachments files. /etc/chatscripts/provider: # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.5. # Please do not delete any of the comments. Pppconfig needs them. # # ispauth PAP # abortstring ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO DIAL TONE

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread keithandcecile
Thanks for helping me out. John Hasler writes: > What do you by 'trouble'? It is not connecting to the Net if it is not > authenticating. I attached the output from wvdial to show you what I mean. > Why are messing around with diald stuff when you have pppd configured for > demand dialing? Th

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread keithandcecile
Thanks for helping me out. John Hasler writes: > What do you by 'trouble'? It is not connecting to the Net if it is not > authenticating. I attached the output from wvdial to show you what I mean. > Why are messing around with diald stuff when you have pppd configured for > demand dialing? Th

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-16 Thread adcarlson
Sounds to me like you may have a problem with a gateway IP # being set up...at least that's one possibility. As an example, I have this problem on my notebook; when my notebook is connected to the small network I have set up, I use my desktop machine as a gateway (its IP). But if I use the notebo

Re: Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-14 Thread John Hasler
Keith writes: > Pppconfig autodetects the modem on /dev/ttyS2, and the pppconfig file has > been set to accept demand dialing; > wvdial actually works and connects the modem to the net, although PAP > authentication seems to have trouble with the secrets file; What do you by 'trouble'? It is not

Browsers won't connect to modem

2002-02-14 Thread keithandcecile
I just reinstalled Debian 2.2.r3 from disk, and now I can't get any internet programs to connect to the modem (which was working fine before). Mozilla gives " can't be found" error message and Lynx gives "unable to connect to remote host" error message. Modem never dials. - Pppconfig autodetect