I have no problem connecting, and the dns numbers I have put in are the ones
I used in two other (windows) computers for earthlink. the dialup and log-on
are fine, just no connections to the net past the computer I am dialing
into.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] ppp error 15
> Another $.02, we're almost up to a dollar here, when I connect to
> earthlink my user name in KPPP has to be
> entered as ELN/denkar . If I tried just denkar it won't connect. For
> mail login under user name it requires only
> the denkar, go figure. So if you don't have the ELN/ in front of you
> login name you might give that a go.
> _ _ _
> Dennis M. registered Linux user #180842
>
> Carroll Grigsby wrote:
>
> > Earthlink's DNS settings are not the same for all of their customers,
> > but depend on the network that you're using. Mine are the same as Tom's,
> > but my authentication setting is PAP, not CHAP. For ex-Mindspring
> > customers, though, the DNS addresses, mail server, news server and other
> > settings are different. All told, they've got about 7 or 8 different
> > groups of settings. I just learned this when I went to the EL support
> > section and did a search on "DNS".
> >
> > This may be totally off of the wall, but might be worth a try: When I
> > first installed LM last year, I couldn't get a connection. It turned out
> > that the dialler was sending M1L4 to the modem, and that ain't legal --
> > the maximum value for the M parameter is 3. The modem balked. The fix
> > was to edit the entry on the modem string page.
> >
> > My 2 cents -
> > Carroll
> >
> > Tom Brinkman wrote:
> >
> >>> I have been having a hell of a time with my Mandrake 7.2 powerpack
> >>> install. I have setup my modem (worked great in 7.0) with setserial,
> >>> and can connect thru kppp to my isp (earthlink) but it acts as though
> >>> it has no DNS (can not connect to anywhere but ppp starts) I believe
> >>> I have tried every damn setting I can think of. I looked at a log
> >>> that said pppd died with error 15... man pppd says somethiong about
> >>> "peer not returning an echo" is this some modem setting that I am
> >>> screwing up? thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Connecting to Earthlink can be a chore, and from what I can tell,
> >> varies by location (the local number you call). Be careful of advice
> >> to directly enter the DNS numbers in resolve.conf. EL use a Netscape-
> >> Enterprise server that's a kissin cousin to AoL's Bu!!Sh+t. Once you
> >> get good** EL DNS numbers entered into Kppp, on first good connect a
> >> different set are auto written to resolve.conf
> >>
> >> EL DNS (mine, YMMV):
> >> 207.217.77.82 and 207.217.120.83 (primary/secondary)
> >> my /etc/ppp/resolve.conf:
> >> nameserver 198.6.1.218
> >> nameserver 198.6.100.218
> >> (this is pretty standard DNS, not EL's, so you might try entering
> >> these in resolv.conf)
> >> my /etc/ppp/options:
> >> lock
> >> noauth
> >> noipdefault
> >> usepeerdns
> >> Kppp: authentication is CHAP, dynamic IP, default gateway, domain is
> >> www.earthlink.net, line termination 'cr'
> >>
> >> ** by good I mean: EL support (the 800 number) gave me 3 sets of bad
> >> numbers before I discovered the right numbers for myself ;( and 2 days
> >> before their windoze CD came in the mail.
> >> --
> >> Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
>
>
> --
>
>
>
