Hi Paul, You must create manually the file /etc/resolve.conf which may contain lines like this :
# file /etc/resolve.conf nameserver "first DNS IP of your FAI" nameserver "second DNS IP of your FAI" etc... For example : nameserver 193.172.19.3 Hope it helps you ! Nath *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 27/05/02 at 14:58 Paul Sanderson wrote: >Hi > >First off I am new to Linux so please accept apologies for possibly dumb >questions > > >I cannot connect to outside world after installing drivers - extract for >/var/log/messages below indicates (to me) that modem is working OK. I >have looked through archive and a previous message indicates that I >should get /etc/ppp/resolve.conf file created when I connect to >openworld - this is not happening > >ifconfig shows ppp0 interface with no traffic > >If I try and ping a known ip I get "network unreachable" > >Can anyone show me where I might be going wrong > >Cheers >Paul > > >May 27 14:21:51 andromeda kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on >bus1/2, assigned device number 3 >May 27 14:21:51 andromeda kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod >0x6b9/0x4061) is not claimed by any active driver. >May 27 14:21:54 andromeda /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB >product 6b9/4061/0 >May 27 14:22:07 andromeda modem_run[1960]: modem_run version 1.1rc2 >started by root uid 0 >May 27 14:22:09 andromeda kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout >May 27 14:22:09 andromeda kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 3 >ep 0x85 len 512 ret -110 >May 27 14:22:31 andromeda modem_run[1960]: ADSL synchronization has been >obtained >May 27 14:22:31 andromeda modem_run[1960]: ADSL line is up (576 kbit/s >down | 288 kbit/s up) >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppd[1993]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppd[1993]: Using interface ppp0 >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppd[1993]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1 >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppoa3[1994]: PPPoA3 version 1.1rc2 started by >root (uid 0) >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppoa3[1994]: Control thread ready >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppoa3[2004]: ppp(d) --> pppoa3 --> modem >stream ready >May 27 14:23:51 andromeda pppoa3[2005]: modem --> pppoa3 --> ppp(d) >stream ready > > > > >Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB >Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe ______________________________________________________________________________ ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
