On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:57:54 GMT, SomeBody
wrote:

What I would do at this point, once you connect to your ISP, open a
command prompt (terminal window) and "ping yahoo.com" if it times out, try
to "ping 66.94.234.13" (yahoo), if it works then you have a problem with
DNS lookup, Look at /etc/resolv.conf, should have your ISP DNS servers
listed,

i.e.

nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

substitute your ISP DNS servers for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

It should of updated this /etc/reslov.conf once connected. You could also
look in /etc/ppp for the config files for ppp

Good Luck..

What appears to be showing is local host isps, rather than the ISPs
name servers.

Network live, eth0 active

Contents of resolve.config

nameserver 206.13.28.12
nameserver 205.152.0.20
==========

Doing a route call from super user mode

root@1[~]# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
Use Iface
192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
==========
Network stopped, eth0 stopped

Connected via modem (kppp) to earthlin
Contents of resolve.config


domain earthlink.net #kppp temp entry
# nameserver 206.13.28.12 #entry disabled by kppp
# nameserver 205.152.0.20 #entry disabled by kppp
nameserver 207.217.126.81 #kppp temp entry
nameserver 207.217.77.82 #kppp temp entry
nameserver 207.217.95.8 #kppp temp entry
===============
Doing a route call from terminal

gunner@1[~]$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
Use Iface
acn09.ca-pasade * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
0 ppp0
default acn09.ca-pasade 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
0 ppp0
gunner@1[~]$





Im running dialup, and the Box is configured to connect to the local
network here at home, via nic card on eth0. For some reason..it wants
to send internet requests to the lan, rather than the ISP (via
dialup), unless I turn off eth0. I run static IPs assigned to each
machine in the LAN in the 192.168.0,1-192.168.0.15 range, with a mask
of 255.255.255.0, not having a DCHP server assigning them.

Im rather like a moderately retarded kitten flailing around with a
ball of yarn..and the yarn is winning.

Ok..here is a big question...in dos, we have the config.sys and
autoexec.bat files, where house keeping settings are made, and then
various programs are run on boot. What is the Linux equivelent? What
is the boot sequence, and what is looked for as it boots?

Example..it makes a call and trys to look up ntpdate..outside time
server on bootup. Where is this and how do I edit it out?

I really really need to get some books on this damit...

Im tempted to reinstall, without the nic card, let it autoconfigure
the dialup, then add the nic card after.






On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:02:57 +0000, Gunner wrote:

Ok..for all you Linux junkies...this has been driving me nuts for
months and months and ... well you get the idea.
Originally..I thought this issue was hardware....but now...

Installing a number of distros of Linux:

Simply Mepis
Knoppix
Knottix
Fedo
Damned small Linux
Beatrix

When configureing PPP for dialup..its simple..set up your account,
modem, comm port..do a query...let it check..ok..no problem

However..in each and every one of those distros..using 3 differnt
kinds of USR external modems, A Supra 56 external, a Speed modem and
even 2 differnt kinds of internal ISA and PCI modems...

I can dial out. The ISP connects, I get the proper password etc
etc..it says Ive connected at x speed, all the proper lights are lit
on the modem(s), I open my browsers (4)...and it just ****ing sits
there.

Eventually it times out and says Unable to connect to bla bla.com or
whatever I was trying to open..but thats all

I open the details window of the PPP prog...and in the Received
box..it (received) incriments higer every so often..but the transmit
window..normally shows it stalled at 148 packets. And there she stays.

I was thinking this was something unique to my box...but today, I
farted around with two completly different boxes..a Compaq 700, and a
CopperMine clone.

All do the same thing. Ive tried every browser configureation known
to me..etc etc

Every thing works just hunky dorey if I set up a proxy on another
Winblows machine, set the Linux browsers to the proper proxy
settings..then I can go whereever I want. Upload, down load,
newsgroups bla bla bla..

Ive run off of cds, done full hd installs..the freaking works... for
about 7 months now off and on. Id get ****ed, and use it for a
server..then curiosity gets me by the shorthairs..and I try again.

Sometimes..I do notice the activity light on the switch blinking a bit
more often than normal when Im trying to connect. Like its trying to
surf the local network rather than the internet..but not alll the
time.

What the hell am I doing wrong???????

Mommy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner