Let me first clear away your second question: you can't run Netscape
successfully after starting up your connection with minicom because minicom
creates a shall connection, not a ppp connection (at least not without
special fiddling, described in the PPP HowTo, but which you don't mention
doing).
The first question isn't as easy to answer. Since the disconnect problem
happens with minicom as well as pppd, it doesn't seem to be a ppp issue.
Could be a problem with the ISP, or one with your modem, or one with the
phone line, or ... well, who knows? To find out, we should take a look at
the log entries for a couple of calls -- one pppd, one minicom. You'll find
these in your default log (usually /var/log/messages) and perhaps in your
debug log (usually /var/log/debug). Be sure you're running pppd with both
the -debug and -kdebug options set, so you get the maximum logging.
At 06:25 AM 4/26/99 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Ok guys, I need a little more help setting up my ppp. I'm trying to dial
>into my ISP and I'm running into trouble. In X Windows (i'm using redhat
>5.2), I can use the network configuration tool on the control panel to setup
>all my dialup properties, and then to dial. It connects to my ISP and stays
>connected for about 2 minutes. During that time, i used Netscape to test,
>and sure enough I can connect to various sites. After two minutes, I hear my
>line disconnect and then no dice. In X I can only do this under root login
>(not under su), because of needed access to the network config tool. Outside
>of X, if I use minicom to dial up and connect to my ISP, it does the same
>thing (connects for the 2 minutes or so and then disconnects), but if during
>that time i go into Xwindows and try to use netscape, it can't seem to find
>my nameserver (or anything else for that matter). So I need your help: Why
>does it disconnect and why can I only get the nameserver to work through that
>network config tool off of the control panel in X? Thanks in advance.
>-Argus-
>
>
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