Paul:
Type ifconfig at the prompt. This will spew out a bunch of information that will
indicate if your ppp interface is connected to the ISP. You will see the IP
address assigned to you by the ISP too.
Prabhakar
> > Ok, so I'm using the good old fashioned command line to try and
> > configure my dial-up connection since my XWindows won't work so I can
> > download the latest XFree. I *THINK* I configured ppp-on correctly.
> > My modem seems to connect and stays on for a while, but after a couple
> > of minutes if I don't do anything it hangs up. So what I need to know
> > is how I can see if it is actually logging in correctly, or just
> > hanging out waiting for a correct login? Once I run ppp-on, it just
> > goes back to the prompt while the modem dials out. Is it executing in
> > the backgrounnd? Is there a screen I can bring up to see if I am
> > connecting correctly? Also, where do I put the Primary and Secondary
> > DNS IP addresses so I can resolve names once I'm on? I thought I read
> > that it was in the /etc/resolv.conf, just trying to make sure. Again,
> > many thanks.
> >
> > -Paul
