&Sgr;&tgr;&igr;&sfgr; &Dgr;&egr;&ugr; 10 &Igr;&ogr;&ugr;&ngr; 2002 23:50, &ogr;/&eegr; [EMAIL PROTECTED] &eacgr;&ggr;&rgr;&agr;&psgr;&egr;:
Try this, it might help Install linuxconf, and after you install it go there and make it detect your modem. Save, make the changes linuxconf tells you to do by pressing the button "Do it"and try to connect again. For me it always worked. Hope it helps Cheers Dimitris > Folks, > > I hope someone has a solution to what may be a ridiculously simple > problem. > > I'm using 8.1 on a Compaq Presario 1250 laptop, and to make efficient use > of my PCMCIA slot, I bought a combined modem/network PCMCIA card > (Lynksys). When I installed Linux on the laptop, I initially set the > system to access the web through ADSL, using the pppoe software. Lately, > however, I've been traveling and have needed to use the modem on the > road. When I try to log on using the Gnome ppp program, I get the right > noises from the modem, I get a connection (as evidenced by the noises and > the flashing lights on the modem), but my browser acts as though there's > no connection. I try to "ping" a site and get nothing. Using Mandrake's > network configuration utility, the results are worse -- a quick > connection that gets bumped off almost as soon as it's made, then endless > automatic repeats trying to reconnect. At least Gnome gets me on once and > keeps me there until I click on the disconnect button. > > Interestingly, on my Gkrellm monitor, the ppp0 window comes up when I'm > on ADSL but not when I connect with the modem, even though ppp0 shows up > in the Gnome dialer window. Using the ifconfig command, I find a ppp0 > text block while using ADSL, but not when using the modem. Also, when I > do a simple route command with ADSL running, I get two ppp0 entries, but > get none when I'm merely trying to run the modem. > > I suspect the fix is simple, but so far it's eluded me! (I believe both > services -- ATT-Worldnet and Verizon On-line -- assign DNS numbers on log-in) > > Any thoughts? > > Best regards, > > Pete Spotts > > > -- ############################################### Registered Linux User 271321 This message was sent from a Micro$oft_Free PC. Help Micro$oft stamp out piracy.Give Linux to a friend today. Source:Shane ###############################################
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