islandwolf wrote: > 1) i removed the lock from /ppp/options > 2) i have the nameserver and the name of the isp in resolv.config > 3) wvdial has the appropriate info > 4) suseppp has the appropriate info > 5) kppp has the appropriate info > > I am connecting; the pppd daemon seems to drop dead; i cannot get a > browser or a mailer to realize that i am, in fact, connected to the > beloved remote host. And then there's the small matter of how to get > lynx up in the terminal whilst wvdial is running... > > Could somebody please tell me what in hell i might have > overlooked/screwed up/ or otherwise mishandled? Besides my patience... If your connection dies, then maybe you phone line is to noisy. I use kppp without problems. Here are some tips: as root, run xlogmaster (to look at the system log, alternatively, you can run 'tail -f /var/log/messages' in a separate terminal), open a terminal, start kppp. 1) Start your connection, see the output in the log. 2) Wait for the connection to finish and pppd to start. Run 'ifconfig' in your terminal, see if you have a 'ppp0' entry with IPs and other info. If ifconfig does not show a ppp0 entry, then your pppd didn't start right. You should have received an IP address, look in the log. 3) If ifconfig gives a ppp0 entry, then type 'route' in your terminal. Make sure that the 'default' destination is set up for the remote IP that you got. See the log. If your route table is wrong then your netscape client won't know that you are networked. Why don't you post the output of ifconfig and route, that may be helpful. If (2) or (3) fails then your kppp configuration may be wrong. Enter the setup panels and edit your account. In the IP tab, make sure you have "Dynamic IP Address" checked. Add DNS entries and check "Disable existing ...". In the Gateway tab check "Default Gateway" and "Assign the Default Route ...". Good luck. -- Rafael Herrera Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~raffo -- To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archive at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
