On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 14:28 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:56 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 12:19 +1200, Stuart MacIntosh wrote: > >> there is a nice utility called 'pppconfig' - you could try using that > >> for configuring the PPP interface and run 'man interfaces' to get an > >> idea of how the interfaces file should look. btw, if you're just after a > >> PC-based router, you'll probably be impressed by pfSense. > >> > > > > I have actually used pppcongfig, but am not getting anywhere.. > > I am not using a router, just a simple 56k modem. through wvdial etc I > > can connect, but web browser email etc seems to think the system is off > > line. > > So where can I go from here please? > > regards Chris > > Modems, so old fashioned, most people have forgotten how to set them > up, particularly in linux. A dying art (thank heavens). > > Start some simple tests when you are online. > > ping an expernal IP address like 203.96.152.4 (one of telstra's dns servers). > > If that works try somewhere by name, I usually ping www.ihug.co.nz > because it is a short domain name that I can remember. > > Also if you think your routing is wrong, what is the output of route -n? >
Results from ping Destination unreachable. route -n no route found So where do I go from here please regards Chris _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
