Could you please publish a piece of your syslog, i.e. the part where you start teh speedtouch-stuff? Maybe someone else will spot an error/problem.............
wito wrote: >yes I agree to your opinion: but where in the hell is my "higher level >problem"? Where is a possibility to set wrong configuration info? >################### >/etc/chap-secrets > seems to be OK because I see the confirmation in the syslog file and I >get (little) connection to my ISP >################### ># /etc/ppp/options ># >noauth >usepeerdns >lock >noipdefault >defaultroute ># > >################### >the pppd parameter script >/etc/ppp/peers/myadsl >#debug >#kdebug 1 >noipdefault >defaultroute >pty "/usr/sbin/pppoa3 -m 1 -v 1 -c -e 1 -vpi 8 -vci 48" >sync >user "xxxxxxxxxx" >noaccomp >nopcomp >noccp >novj >persist >holdoff 4 >maxfail 25 >usepeerdns > >################### >the startscript: >modprobe ppp_generic >modprobe ppp_synctty >modprobe n_hdlc ># modprobe usbcore ># usb-uhci >modem_run -f /var/opt/speedtouch/userdriver/mgmt.o -m -s >pppd call myadsl >sleep 5 >ifconfig ppp0 > >################### >the related resolv.conf entries in /etc and /etc/ppp resp. >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jul 2 19:59 resolv.conv -> >/etc/ppp/resolv.conf >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 46 Jul 15 06:39 ppp/resolv.conf > >################### >/etc/ppp/resolv.conf >nameserver 195.3.96.67 >nameserver 195.3.96.68 > >That's my configuration. Of course I tried other parameters in the >/etc/ppp/options - but without success. And I'm sure: 2 weeks ago the system >was working fine with this configuration. >Can you discover any conspicous constellation? > >-----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- >Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Auftrag von Ok Overbeek (mz) >Gesendet: Montag, 14. Juli 2003 23:32 >An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Betreff: [speedtouch] Re: ping impossible > > > >Sorry Wito, but I think you're pinging at the wrong address here :-) > >This group's business is about getting the speedtouch working and >not about the intimate knowledge of ping. BTW most people use >ping as a tool (or doorbell, if you wish) to see if someone is home >so to speak. I always accepted it 'as is' and never was interested in >the 'how', though having heard of echo-requests etc. It seems a >waste of time for you to dive into these realms, while your >connection problem should be easily solved on a higher level. > From then on, before you know it, you will be pinging the >whole world (wow!). > >Ok > > >wito wrote: > > > >>the first function call in the ping's source is a call to >>"gethostbyname()" - and returns null. In the manual pages of >> >> >gethostbyname() > > >>is a cross reference to "named(8)". I guess that means "name daemon"???? I >>cannot find on my system neither a manual entry for "named" nor such a file >>nor process ("ps -ef|grep name"). >>My question: do I need this process?? And in the case I need it - where can >>I get it from ? >> >> >> >> > > > >Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB >Pour se disinscrire : >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >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]