I'd suggest publishin the output from... ifconfig ppp0 route -n and seeing if you get a response from ping google.com ( which tests routing, connectivity, and dns in one go ).
But I rechon Volker's probably right with the firewall comments. Steve On Thu, November 11, 2004 3:55 pm, Volker Kuhlmann said: >> .M...... /dev/ttyLT0 > > Ok its time stamp changed. Ignore that. > >> SuSE Meta pppd ( smpppd-ifcfg), Version 1.16 on linux >> Status is: disconnected >> trying to connect yo smpppd >> connect to smpppd >> Status is: disconnected >> Status is: lurking >> pppd[0]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded >> pppd[0]: Using interface ppp0 >> Status is: lurking >> pppd[0]: local IP address 192.168.99.1 >> pppd[0]: remote IP address 192.168.99.99 > > Bingo, your internet connection is up and running. > You can also check that with ifconfig ppp0, which must display local and > peer IP numbers. > >> I waited a minute and nothing was added so I fired up firefox and tried >> to get to google, nothing was added to the log so I fired up konqueror >> and tried the same, again nothing was added to the log. > > As the ppp link is unaffected by whether you use it or not, nothing > being added to the log is expected. > > What you want to find out now is why the web browsers seemingly don't do > much. Run SuSEfirewall stop and see if that helps; if it does, your > firewall configuration is blocking a few things. > > Check whether your name resolution works: dig xtra.co.nz should display > a waddle of domains and numbers more or less immediately. > > Check whether command line ftp works, i.e. ftp to some anonymous ftp > repository. > > Grasping at straws, run umask 022; SuSEconfig as root. > > Stay on the command line for debugging if you can, the diagnostic output > is better than the desktop one (which is non-existant). > Does rsync rsync.planetmirror.com:: show anything helpful? > Use wget or similar to test http. > >> I clicked thekinternet icon again and it added >> pppd[0]: terminating on signal 15 >> Status is: disconnected >> pppd[0] died: pppd received a signal (exit code 5) > > All perfectly normal. > > As your modem and ppp are working stop chasing the modules tangent. > > As a rule, never download this sort of driver module from the > manufacturer if your distro supplies it, unless you have verified(!) > that the distro-supplied one doesn't work. > > Volker > > -- > Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in > header > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. > -- Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off
