the weird thing is that the ppp connection gets weird ip addresses (192.168...)
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:07:35 +1300 (NZDT) Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
