Modem Troubles

[Calibur]

Ok, here's my problem. I have a winmodem with the correct drivers and everything. It is an LT Winmodem. When I dial up to the internet. I can't do anything... like surfing the web or connecting to irc. It used to work :( . Please help me. I miss linux =(

[z0mbix]

how do you dial up kppp? gnomeppp? wvdial?

Have you checked your /var/log/messages for errors? Post it if there are. Also, what's in your /etc/resolv.conf?

[ 26 February 2002: Message edited by: cheeky_zombie ]

[Calibur]

Ok im using kppp to dial. Heres the two files
/etc/resolv.conf
search localdomain

/var/log/messages
Feb 24 14:59:15 localhost kernel: Loading Lucent Modem Controller driver
version 6.00
Feb 24 14:59:15 localhost kernel: Detected Parameters Irq=5
BaseAddress=0xdc00 ComAddress=0xd800
Feb 24 14:59:15 localhost kernel: Lucent Modem Interface driver version
6.00 (2001-01-26) with SHARE_IRQ enabled
Feb 24 14:59:15 localhost kernel: ttyLT00 at 0xdc00 (irq = 5) is a Lucent
Modem
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of
the University of California
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.1
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost pppd[1425]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost pppd[1425]: Using interface ppp0
Feb 24 15:00:24 localhost pppd[1425]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyLT0
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module
registered
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost pppd[1425]: not replacing existing default route
to eth0 [192.168.1.1]
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost pppd[1425]: local IP address 66.19.17.179
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost pppd[1425]: remote IP address 192.168.254.1
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost pppd[1425]: primary DNS address 216.126.128.40
Feb 24 15:00:34 localhost pppd[1425]: secondary DNS address
216.126.136.250
Feb 24 15:00:52 localhost gconfd (Calibur-1227): 22 items remain in the
cache after cleaning already-synced items older than 300 seconds
Feb 24 15:01:01 localhost pppd[1425]: Terminating on signal 15.
Feb 24 15:01:01 localhost pppd[1425]: Connection terminated.
Feb 24 15:01:01 localhost pppd[1425]: Connect time 0.7 minutes.
Feb 24 15:01:01 localhost pppd[1425]: Sent 97 bytes, received 189 bytes.
Feb 24 15:01:01 localhost pppd[1425]: Exit.

[mdwatts]

Add your isp's domain name and dns servers to /etc/resolv.conf.

[Calibur]

ok how do i find out and insert the domain name in my config?

Should the dns be like this:
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ?

-AMm :cool:

[scanez]

Originally posted by Calibur:
<STRONG>ok how do i find out and insert the domain name in my config?

Should the dns be like this:
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ?

-AMm :cool:</STRONG>
Finding the domain name is a matter of either caling them up and asking what it is or checking what it is in windows. Adding it to /etc/resolv.conf would be done in the way you said, i.e. nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

[finalfiler]

I am experiencing exactly the same problem. Entering the Domain Name Server information did not help.

However, I can log into ISPs that used text based log in.

ppp based log ins fail.

I'd really like to solve this, but my head hurts. I think I'll go lie down for a while :-(

[mr orion77]

my eyesight is blurred but i read that there is adriver 4 my conenxant hcf modem. installed it.
kppp wont work it just gets 2 initialization then stays like that.
wv dial says modem not responding.

what modem should i buy that is cheap?

[finalfiler]

Originally posted by scanez

Finding the domain name is a matter of either caling them up and asking what it is or checking what it is in windows. Adding it to /etc/resolv.conf would be done in the way you said, i.e. nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

I think ISPs are becoming more secretative about this. When I approached they said, "Sorry, we don't give that information out. Windows dynamically retrieves the information"

"I don't use Windows, I use Linux"

"Even more sorry, we don't support Linux- our systems are optimised for Windows"

I managed to get the information from "whois" service - (http://www.register.net.au/ in Australia) - I image there are similar services for other countries.

[ovf]

Hi,

KPPP should be able to update the resolv.conf file if the account settings are set to automatically get the DNS values. Did you dump /etc/resolv.conf while the connection was up? Do you have a /etc/ppp/resolv.conf file? The information may also be there. Does the problem go away if you add the DNS values given in the log file to resolve.conf?

The connection wasn't up very long. Did you terminate it or did it go down on it's own?

[finalfiler]

Originally posted by ovf
KPPP should be able to update the resolv.conf file if the account settings are set to automatically get the DNS values. Did you dump /etc/resolv.conf while the connection was up?

Yes we've tried all that and more over the last few weeks. At first we thought it was the ISP, but that has been dismissed as we have tried several. Essentially the messages listed above followed by "requestDeniedRequestDenied" (login name, password?) results on all ppp negotiated log ins.

I'm looking forward to receiving Mandrake 8.2 tomorrow, if only to see what happens.

[finalfiler]

Originally posted by ovf
The connection wasn't up very long. Did you terminate it or did it go down on it's own?

Disconnects on RequestDenied, ie modem handshake completes. Looking at the terminal, it fills with garbage (ppp?) halting twice while it waits for username, log in, I suppose.

Then it times out.

Terminal log in is not possible since ppp negotiation fails.


Thanks

[finalfiler]

Originally posted by finalfiler


Disconnects on RequestDenied, ie modem handshake completes. Looking at the terminal, it fills with garbage (ppp?) halting twice while it waits for username, log in, I suppose.

Then it times out.

Terminal log in is not possible since ppp negotiation fails.

I installed Mandrake8.2. At first my results with dial up modem ppp negotiated log ins were as before, ie they didn't work

I ran Mandrakes "Control Centre" - there is an option to start ppp0

I clicked it. I entered the ISPs phone number, some other basics but no DNS names, addresses etc.

And bingo! It connected.

Faith restored, albeit that I'm now a Mandrake enthusiast :)

--

Pierre
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