Dear mario:
After running 'pppsetup' I am able to connect to my ISP by (as root)
ppp-go
and disconnect by
ppp-off
.
ifconfig
will show whether or not you have established a PPP circuit with your ISP.
HTH, Chuck
Mario Melendez wrote:
>
> During these past few days I've been trying to get my linux box to
> connect to my ISP. I read the ISP-Connectivity HOWTO and mini-HOWTO,
> which proved very useful. I can now physically connect to my ISP.
>
> What I do is:
>
> pppd conncect 'chat -f /etc/ppp/chatscript'
>
> The modem dials and connects. I'm sure it must initialize the PPP
> protocol since I don't get disconnected after a minute or so (which is
> what my ISP does if PPP is not initialized properly).
>
> When I try to access any form of internet resource (such as www, ftp,
> ping, etc) it gives me a "Network unreachable" message immediately...
> how come?
>
> And finally, when it's time to call it a session and disconnect, I have
> no idea how to... so it's over to the phone, pick up and wait for
> carrier loss.
>
> Any ideas?
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