RE: More Qs about Net Connection (was "Connecting to the Net")
Thanks, Ed, and to everyone else who has contributed to the solution of this
problem. I am almost there, but not quite....
> >
> > When you run pppconfig, and it asks for the modem port and the default
> > says "/dev/modem", change it to "/dev/ttyS[0-3]", with the 0-3 being the
> > number of the "COM port" your modem is on minus one. For example, if the
> > modem is on COM2, you'd specify "/dev/ttyS1".
>
I am now seemingly making connection with my ISP. That is, my modem dials
and seems to get through. However, when I run Mozilla, it seems to hang. If
I try invoking it again, I get an error message along the lines that a
session of Mozilla is already open. However, if I run Mozilla while I am
off-line, I dont have a problem. It opens up to a default HTML page no
questions asked. I can then go and look at other HTML pages as well.
Also, if I run Lynx while I am on-line, it tries to connect to the page that
I have designated as my home directory for Internet Explorer 5 in Win95. I
then get a message saying "Unable to connect to host", and Lynx drops out.
The page in question is the Australian AltaVista mirror site at
http://www.altavista.yellowpages.com.au, which is normally a fast and
reliable site.
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