On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Shane McKeown wrote: > Sorry Ken, > > It seems that when I selected to reply to the previous > > messages, linux-newbie was not included! > Anyway, I have since sent about 2 replies to the linux > list but none seem to have gone through!? CC'd as requested > > I have listed my ISP DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf > like so: > > # search Sky > search sky.net > > nameserver 212.1.128.157 > nameserver 212.1.128.156 Shane, I don't know about the search command. Do you need it ? I manage without. I am dubious about your nameservers, though. The numbers are good, but I use them for uklinux.net. Of course, it could be that everybody using telinco or whatever they're now called is using the same DNS. BTW, my /etc/resolv.conf had hundreds of pairs of these nameserver lines, looks like a (mostly harmless) bug in Mandrake 7.2. ./Ken > > but I am not sure if the domain name (sky.net) is > correct. Would this result in my machine not actually > talking to the DNS servers at my ISP? > > Shane > > (BTW - could you forward this to the linux-newbie list > I don't seem to be able to get anything through at the > minute - thanks). > --- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shane, just got this, it seems to have been delayed > > somewhere. Also, maybe > > you should have been copying to linux-newbie, there > > is only me here ;-o > > > > Now I understand the problem, but I wonder if it > > might also have something > > to do with DNS, specifically have you got > > 'usepeerdns' in your options > > file ? > > > > Also, did you specify your ISPs DNS servers when you > > configured kppp ? Of > > course, if you are running your own name server on > > your network you > > presumably don't have to do this. > > > > If this isn't useful, maybe best to ask the > > olympians on linux-newbie ! > > > > Ken > > > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Shane McKeown wrote: > > > > > OK Ken, > > > I commented all lines out of /etc/ppp/options, > > > amd it worked, I can now dial using Kppp! > > > Next problem: > > > > > > When I am connected I cannot ping any further than > > > > > the ISP gateway, I think my defaultroute is not > > set > > > properly. Sorry I haven't sent the output from > > > syslog in this post, I'll send it later when I get > > > > > home from work, but just to let you guys know > > > it mentions something along the lines of: > > > 'not setting defaultroute...' > > > Again I'll send the syslog entry when I get home. > > > Would the output from 'route -n' come in handy > > also? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Shane > > > --- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shane, it sounds like authentication is failing. > > > > When that happens, my > > > > experience is that I -eventually- get a message > > to > > > > that effect. > > > > > > > > If you had kppp configured correctly, I'd > > suggest it > > > > was an intermittent > > > > problem at your ISP. Assuming it is a > > configuration > > > > problem your end > > > > > > > > 1. In kppp for kde 2 you should just need to set > > it > > > > to PAP and not worry > > > > about modifying initial options or anything > > else. > > > > 2. If you have used another dialer (e.g. before > > you > > > > got kppp, or to send > > > > your postings), you have probably specified chat > > for > > > > that. > > > > > > > > My money is on a line in /etc/ppp/options which > > will > > > > invoke chat. In > > > > which case, either edit that file (and only use > > kppp > > > > to dial), or copy it > > > > somewhere else and write a script to switch > > versions > > > > of /etc/ppp/options > > > > when you need to dial out with chat. > > > > > > > > e.g. in my routine to dial up for mail (executed > > as > > > > root) I have > > > > rm -f /etc/ppp/options > > > > cp /etc/ppp/options.batch /etc/ppp/options > > > > > > > > followed by the dial-up, fetchmail, etc, and > > ended > > > > by > > > > > > > > rm -f /etc/ppp/options > > > > cp /etc/ppp/options.kde /etc/ppp/options > > > > > > > > to leave it ready for me to use kppp. > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Shane McKeown wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > I have just installed Kppp, the Kde Dial-up > > > > > application. > > > > > I am having trouble dialing to the internet. > > > > > The modem dials the number ok, but everything > > > > seems to > > > > > > > > > > stop when pppd is starting up. I get the > > message > > > > > ' Logging on to network ', and it sits here > > and > > > > goes > > > > > no further. > > > > > > > > > > When I look at the list of processes using ps > > -aux > > > > > at the bottom I can see the pppd is listed, > > but > > > > for > > > > > some reason part of the command line mentions > > > > > chap, whereas I have specified pap in the dial > > up > > > > > settings. > > > > > If the process is listed, does this mean that > > it > > > > is > > > > > working, or could it have died? > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas what I have done wrong? > > > > > > > > > > Shane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm only a menial robot -- Marvin > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great > > prices. > > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! 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