Subject: DISREGARD --> Re: dial-up PPP problem(s)
From: Carl McCabe (00223137@bigred.unl.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 21 2001 - 12:29:36 MDT
Of course, after weeks of putting my spare time into trying to figure out
how to get my dial-up to work from YDL, it's only right after I write to
the YDL list that I stumble upon a viable configuration. Albeit, I'm
afraid it may be a precarious connection, as I'm not entirely sure that I
could do it again very quickly if necessary. But for now I can at least
read the news...
FYI, part of my problem was not directly that the default route wasn't
setup right; it was that some of the original configuration was set to use
eth0 instead of ppp0 and I was just too blind to notice that I had
forgotten to change it. So, why don't you all take a little break from
what you're doing and laugh at me a bit. I'm now in a position to laugh
along.
Thanks to everyone to tried to help,
Carl
I think it's kernel 2.2.x, whichever is in the default install of YDL2.0
On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Åke Svensson wrote:
> What kernel do you use? 2.4.x? If so you must upgrade ppp to at least 2.4.1.
> It solved my ppp problems.
>
> Regards,
>
> Aake
>
> > I'm a touch new to Linux and I'm having trouble connecting to the Internet
> > through my dial-up connection. My machine is a Rev. A iMac running YDL
> > 2.0. I've heard a bit about some of the KDE graphical interfaces for
> > setting up the connection (and yes, I've had trouble with those too), but
> > I'm interested in knowing how to do it from the command line. Call me old
> > fashioned.
> >
> > Here's where I'm at now: I'm using wvdial and am pretty sure that my
> > /etc/resolv.conf file is set up correctly, but I can't seem to connect to
> > anything aside from my ISP's server. I am able to ping my ISP via the IP
> > address, but when i try others via their IP address I get "Destination
> > Host Unreachable".
> > When I run /sbin/route -n it appears that the default route is not set to
> > the gateway (as it should be, right?). If this is the case, can someone
> > tell me how I can change that?
> >
> > And, if this just sounds like the talk of a confused newbie, could someone
> > tell me where I could find good information on settting up a dial-up PPP
> > connection on YDL 2.0? I've found quite a bit of information on setting
> > up dial-up PPP in general, but, obviously, I'm having trouble getting it
> > to work on this system.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Carl
> >
> >
>
>
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