Try "cat /var/log/messages > syslog.txt" and send the relevant parts - stuff related to modem_run, pppoa3, pppd at the end of the syslog.txt - to the list.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Hudson Sent: 13 March 2003 18:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [speedtouch] Re: How do I set up my Speedtouch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:34 PM Subject: [speedtouch] Re: How do I set up my Speedtouch > > Hi Paul > > On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 20:57, Paul Hudson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm a Linux newbie so please be patient. > > > > I want to use my ADSL connection through the USD speedtouch 330 to connect with the net but have got stuck with the setup. I have downloaded the tar ball from the Speedtouch web site and gone through the installation procedure detailed in the enclosed HTML file ('Speedtouch USB - HOWTO using Benoit Papillault's Opensource drivers'). I think all was well and the ifconfig stage returned no errors. > > > > What do I need to do now though, what is the next setup ? > > > > I'm running RH7.3 using Gnome for the window manager. Under Gnome I have tried the Network Configuration Wizard but when I select the xDSL option for type of connection I don't get the correct hardware displayed in the list. And now I'm stuck and hoping someone on this mailing list can assist. > > > > TIA > > > > Paul > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > do you actually get an entry for ppp0 when you have made the connection? > that is, run ifconfig as root and there should be an entry beginning with something like > > ppp0 link encap: point-to-point protocol > inet addr: xxx.yyy.zzz.zzz > > if there's an address in there, you're done. > if not, then send us a tail of your syslog. > > Martin > > -- > Martin Howitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi Martin, the return from the ifconfig ppp0 is shown below, ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol POINTOPOINT NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) as no inet address is shown I'm assuming something is wrong in my setup. How do I get a syslog output ? I presume the above is not this. Paul Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
