Hi Mark At this point I don't have a clear idea of the problem, I know the problem though. Next time it happens try to run
/sbin/ifconfig also try ping www.gelato.unsw.edu.au then ping 129.94.173.27 if the first ping fails but the second succeeds then there is a problem with name resolution. and send the output to the list, it sound like a gateway problem? Darren On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Mark A. Bell wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have strange dialup internet problem. I run Debian unstable, I use > wvdial, and my main browser is Firbird but I also use Dillo. I use a > normal 56k external modem. I keep my computer running all the time and > use wvdial to connect to the net when I need to. > > The problem is that occasionally, maybe every 5th or 6th time that I > connect, wvdial runs perfectly and establishes a connection to my ISP > (Bigpond), but my browser won't access any sites. Dillo tells me > "unable to resolve...", Firebird tells me "Trying to connect to..." > > I've tried turning my modem on and off, restarting wvdial, restarting > the browsers, restarting X, even logging out completely and logging in > again. The ONLY thing that solves the problem is to reboot. > > Is there a service or daemon that I can stop and restart to avoid > rebooting? Here's the output of 'ps aux' after I've failed to connect, > and I've shut down my browsers and wvdial: > [CUT] > Suggestions gratefully recieved, but I won't be able to test them until > the problem reccurs. Also, as you can tell, I'm not a technical user. > > mark > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -------------------------------------------------- Darren Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <www.gelato.unsw.edu.au> -------------------------------------------------- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
