Re: question

["Bob Schmidt" <pastorbob@centurytel.net>]

Hi Again,

I added the line you said, when I run ifconfig not connected ppp0 does not
show up.  When I connect with wvdial and run ifconfig again ppp0 is added.
I have not even messed with kppp yet.

When I run route not connected ppp0 is not there.  When I run route
connected this is what comes up:

Destination        Gateway        Genmask        Flags    Metric    Ref
Use    Iface
209.206.177.5    *           255.255.255.255    UH    0            0
0        ppp0
(other stuff in between)
default                *                    0.0.0.0            U        1
0        0        s10

I ran pppconfig and then ran pon.  It turns on the modem but does not dial
or anything else.  I just hear the dial tone through the modem and thats it,
until I run poff then it shuts the modem down.  The funny thing is when I do
this after I close the terminal window the modem comes back on again.

Thanks for all the help, I have no clue.

Bob


> One thing I notice immediately is that you are missing a definition line
> for the "lo" interface.  You tell it to start up automatically, but it
> isn't configured.  I dunno how this happened... it should have been
> created during your install.  Anyway, here is what I would do to fix it:
>
> CHANGE:
>  > # etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup (8), ifdown (8)
>  > # loopback interface
>  > auto lo
>
> TO READ:
> # The loopback interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback   <--- add this line
>
> The rest looks OK.
>
> Regarding your original question about getting connected via your
> dial-up, there are several possibilities.... all involving config of
> KPPP.  In order to pin-point the "problem" we will need some more
> diagnostic information.
>
> 1.  The results of an "ifconfig" command both not-connected and
> connected.  (this will tell us if all the interfaces are present.  You
> should see a "lo" and "etho" interaface when not connected, and the
> "ppp0" interface should be added to these when connected via dial-up.)
>
> 2.  The results of a "route" command both not-connected and connected.
> (this will tell us if the "defaultroute" is being set by the pppd
> program and is pointing towards the ppp0 interface.  If this is not
> done, you will NOT be able to ping anything outside your LAN)
>
> 3.  Can you "ping" your ISP by name or only by IP number?
> (this will point to a DNS problem)
>
> This should get you started.  Config of Alphas isn't significantly
> different from other CPU types.  Getting the initial install running is
> the "hard" part, IMHO.  Networking and Dial-up config is the same AFIK.
>
> Cheers,
> -Don Spoon-