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
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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