Try, doing ifconfig lo down as root and then try it out,
m/w have you changed your /etc/hosts file ? -shyam On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Kinjal Sonpal wrote: >Hi all, > >Since last couple of weeks or so, I can't dial-up from my m/c. >I'm using wvdial for ppp dial-up connections. I even tried kppp >and dialer in gnome also, but with no help :-( My ISP is >Roltanet. > >Wvdial always exits with an error code 17 which says that it has >detected *serial loopback*. Previously it used work without any >hassels. >Plz help me out with the problem. Btw, what is serial loopback? > >Thanks a lot in advance. > >Warm Regards, >$ sonpal -kj > > >_______________________________________________ >linux-india-help mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S H Y A M --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kernel 2.2.19 on an i686 compiled #1 Tue Oct 16 20:37:43 IST 2001 BOOT_IMAGE=shyam THE ROCK says : AUM. The following instruction concerneth the Science of Union. 1 This Union (or Yoga) is achieved through the subjugation of the psychic nature, and the restraint of the chitta (or mind). 2 When this has been accomplished, the Yogi knows himself as he is in reality. 3 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
