Re: More Qs about Net Connection (was "Connecting to the Net")
Andrew J Fortune wrote:
>
> 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.
Just curious, can you load your ISP's homepage? How about
pinging your ISP's DNS servers (ping the numbers you listed in
/etc/resolv.conf as 'nameservers').
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Ed C.
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