Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 29 August 2003 04:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 22:33, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) Since the coming of kppp I've never known

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 08:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
Bryan Phinney wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 04:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ...

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 18:32, Anarky wrote: H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 22:33, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Marc
On Friday 29 August 2003 03:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Friday 29 August 2003 11:16 pm, Anarky wrote: Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 08:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 22:41, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 11:16 pm, Anarky wrote: Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 08:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Bob Read
ed tharp wrote: in KPPP, click the setup tab, make sure the accounts tab is active, highlight the name of the dialup account you created and click edit, then click on the tab that says DNS and make sure auotmajic is got the dot. click OK, click OK, and try to dialup again If still having

RE: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread John Hanagan
:22 +0300 Subject: [newbie] dialup problem I'm asking this for a friend:brshe installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much br(I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with brlinux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Erylon Hines
On Friday 29 August 2003 04:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one

RE: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Frankie
/resolv.conf Its an DNS server for Australias biggest ISP.. regards Franki -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anarky Sent: Saturday, 30 August 2003 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] dialup problem Kaj Haulrich wrote: Hmm... very

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Ron Stodden
Bryan Tyson wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 22:41, Kaj Haulrich wrote: I've never heard of any machine intended to browse the web that didn't need to know at least one DNS server. You are correct that web browsing requires a DNS server. However, as I understand it, many ISPs

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Saturday 30 August 2003 00:32, Anarky wrote: ummm .. so what should she do exactly? and where? make sure that there are no other network configurations active like zeroconfig (though it shouldn't realy matter). To check if the connection is working; open a console window and type:

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
Bryan Tyson wrote: On Friday 29 August 2003 22:41, Kaj Haulrich wrote: I've never heard of any machine intended to browse the web that didn't need to know at least one DNS server. You are correct that web browsing requires a DNS server. However, as I understand it, many ISPs

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
Ron Stodden wrote: If you connect via the DHCP protocol the DNS servers will be set up automatically by your ISP's DHCP server.. but this is a windows service .. I don't know what DHCP is .. but I doubt they'll have it. IF DHCP is not used, you must enter them manually into kppp setup

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 11:18 am, Anarky wrote: I'm afraid we live in a darker side of the universe. Calling the isp for us is pretty much 0% chance. Can you not get the info from your isp's website? Or can you not email from your machine on her behalf? ISPs are generally quite laid back

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 29 August 2003 07:17 pm, Anarky wrote: sounds like you know what you're talking about ... but I don't really understand .. what/where exactly should she do? Go ahead and dial in as you normally do. Once in, check the /etc/resolv.conf file for name servers. You should see the

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Saturday 30 August 2003 01:05 pm, Anarky wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 11:18 am, Anarky wrote: I'm afraid we live in a darker side of the universe. Calling the isp for us is pretty much 0% chance. Can you not get the info from your isp's website? Or can you not

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Ron Stodden
Anarky wrote: Ron Stodden wrote: If you connect via the DHCP protocol the DNS servers will be set up automatically by your ISP's DHCP server.. but this is a windows service .. I don't know what DHCP is .. but I doubt they'll have it. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Every ISP

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
Erylon Hines wrote: On Saturday 30 August 2003 06:18 am, Anarky wrote: Ron Stodden wrote: If you connect via the DHCP protocol the DNS servers will be set up automatically by your ISP's DHCP server.. but this is a windows service .. I don't know what DHCP is .. but I doubt they'll

RE: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Frankie
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] dialup problem Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 11:18 am, Anarky wrote: I'm afraid we live in a darker side of the universe. Calling the isp for us is pretty much 0% chance. Can you not get the info from your isp's website? Or can you

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Sharrea Day
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 17:43, Ronald J. Hall wrote: This sounds awfully familiar. Go to /etc/sysconfig and look at the network file. It should have something like this: NETWORKING=yes FORWARD_IPV4=true HOSTNAME=darkforce.com (yours would go here) DOMAINNAME=com GATEWAY= GATEWAYDEV=ppp0

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Anarky
Sharrea Day wrote: On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 17:43, Ronald J. Hall wrote: This sounds awfully familiar. Go to /etc/sysconfig and look at the network file. It should have something like this: NETWORKING=yes FORWARD_IPV4=true HOSTNAME=darkforce.com (yours would go here) DOMAINNAME=com GATEWAY=

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-30 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 12:41, Kaj Haulrich wrote: Hmm... very strange. I've never heard of any machine intended to browse the web that didn't need to know at least one DNS server. But then again, what do I know ? - The only thing I know about windows is their need for frequent cleaning (or

[newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-29 Thread Anarky
I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one tries to browse to ... it says 'could not reach host'

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-29 Thread Sharrea Day
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 08:33, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one tries to

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-29 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 29 August 2003 22:33, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) Since the coming of kppp I've never known it not to work,

Re: [newbie] dialup problem

2003-08-29 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Friday 29 August 2003 08:33 pm, Anarky wrote: I'm asking this for a friend: she installed Mandrake 9.1, and dial-up worked ... well .. pretty much (I was suprsied because I have never seen a dialup modem working with linux) ... thing is: it connects to the isp ... but any website one