On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 11:37, you wrote: > Chris, > tried to phone you but no answer....... I am putting this on the group > for their info.... > Booted knoppix 3.8 from live CD and set up kppp dialled and got > immediate connection > to the internet....... would seem likely that there is something > possibly wrong with the installation I have of Mepis 6........ by the > way this was using the Banksia external modem... I have not tried it > with the Winmodem to see what happens yet
Hi Alan, You can boot from the Mepis CD too (it is a Live CD as well as an install CD), and do the same experiment that you just did with the Knoppix CD. I would suggest that there is not actually something wrong with your Mepis installation, but rather that your kppp settings under Mepis are, um, no longer correct, since you have made many changes based on suggestions here on the list. You need to somehow roll back those changes. It *would* be interesting to see if the Knoppix CD correctly identifies and operates your winModem. Anyway, this is good news, and I hope it has strengthened your resolve to continue with Linux. Good luck! Andrew
