Hi Again, I added the line you said, when I run ifconfig not connected ppp0 does not show up. When I connect with wvdial and run ifconfig again ppp0 is added. I have not even messed with kppp yet.
When I run route not connected ppp0 is not there. When I run route connected this is what comes up: Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 209.206.177.5 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 (other stuff in between) default * 0.0.0.0 U 1 0 0 s10 I ran pppconfig and then ran pon. It turns on the modem but does not dial or anything else. I just hear the dial tone through the modem and thats it, until I run poff then it shuts the modem down. The funny thing is when I do this after I close the terminal window the modem comes back on again. Thanks for all the help, I have no clue. Bob > One thing I notice immediately is that you are missing a definition line > for the "lo" interface. You tell it to start up automatically, but it > isn't configured. I dunno how this happened... it should have been > created during your install. Anyway, here is what I would do to fix it: > > CHANGE: > > # etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup (8), ifdown (8) > > # loopback interface > > auto lo > > TO READ: > # The loopback interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback <--- add this line > > The rest looks OK. > > Regarding your original question about getting connected via your > dial-up, there are several possibilities.... all involving config of > KPPP. In order to pin-point the "problem" we will need some more > diagnostic information. > > 1. The results of an "ifconfig" command both not-connected and > connected. (this will tell us if all the interfaces are present. You > should see a "lo" and "etho" interaface when not connected, and the > "ppp0" interface should be added to these when connected via dial-up.) > > 2. The results of a "route" command both not-connected and connected. > (this will tell us if the "defaultroute" is being set by the pppd > program and is pointing towards the ppp0 interface. If this is not > done, you will NOT be able to ping anything outside your LAN) > > 3. Can you "ping" your ISP by name or only by IP number? > (this will point to a DNS problem) > > This should get you started. Config of Alphas isn't significantly > different from other CPU types. Getting the initial install running is > the "hard" part, IMHO. Networking and Dial-up config is the same AFIK. > > Cheers, > -Don Spoon-
