Re: PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-14 Thread M. Fong
Status: Stage 2: Further along, running into DNS issues Thanks for the suggestions thus far: I had a shell script which didn't have the correct 'executable' permissions. Something like rw-rw-rw instead of chmod 777 /etc/ppp/whatever_script. Here is how far I have progressed: 1. Executing pppd

Re: PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-14 Thread Daniel Martin at cush
M. Fong [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Status: Stage 2: Further along, running into DNS issues Thanks for the suggestions thus far: I had a shell script which didn't have the correct 'executable' permissions. Something like rw-rw-rw instead of chmod 777 /etc/ppp/whatever_script. Here is

Re: PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-14 Thread Lindsay Allen
With a private net IP number (192.168.x.y) you cannot access anyone other than your ISP unless he is masquerading you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 248632.0125S 115.8445E

Re: PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-14 Thread shaul
It does seems as a domain name related problem. A possible solution would be to install the BIND package. 5. I cannot ping anything that is not localhost or the gateway (see below) Ex. 'ping sunsite.unc.edu' 6. DNS configuration does not seem configured properly. I am inferring this by

Re: PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-12 Thread Ian Perry
If your ISP requires pap authentication, you need to uncomment the +pap line in your options file. Also he may not require you to run a script.. You might try taking out the login and password references in your script, as ppp authentication should take care of it. My ISP does it this way. Try

Re: PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-12 Thread john
Ian Perry writes: If your ISP requires pap authentication, you need to uncomment the +pap line in your options file. Don't do this. '+pap' tells pppd to require that your isp authenticate himself to you. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- E-mail

PPP Configuration: Getting Hooked Up to my ISP

1998-03-11 Thread M. Fong
HELP: Configuring PPP on a Basic Debian Linux 1.3.1 System - ABSTRACT: The simplest of cnfigurations, a standalone Linux system with an external modem going across a regular phone line to a well-behaved ISP cannot get dial-up