Re: newbie: more startup problems

[Lucas Bergman <lucas@fivesight.com>]

Paul Schwartz <brpms@earthlink.net> writes:

> Lucas Bergman <lucas@fivesight.com> writes:
>
> > Paul Schwartz <brpms@earthlink.net> writes:
> >
> > > Earlier I have written about not being able to find the agpgart
> > > module [I can't start X]
> >
> > Okay.  Is this still a problem?
>
> Yes, it is.  Browsing through the Contents on CD #2, I find that
> agpgart.o is supposed to be part of the base kernel.  I can't find
> it in my installation.

I've been in the habit of making my own kernel these days, so I admit
I have no idea what comes with the standard one.

> > > I have been trying to enable web access to update apt, etc.  I
> > > have tried two ways: wvdial and pon...  Both seem to connect to
> > > my ISP and establish ppp, but none of the programs I run are
> > > able to communicate with the outside.
> >
> > What do 'ifconfig' and 'cat /etc/resolv.conf' and 'netstat -rn'
> > say after you've connected?
>
> ifconfig gives...
> [ ... ]
> ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol  
>           inet addr:67.31.182.205  P-t-P:63.215.28.44  Mask:255.255.255.255

That line says that your IP address is 67.31.182.205 and the IP
address of the server end of the PPP connection is 63.215.28.44.  Keep
that in mind.

> /etc/resolv.conf is
> nameserver 207.217.126.81
> nameserver 207.217.120.83

Seems okay, I guess.

> and netstat -rn gives
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window
> irtt Iface
> 63.215.28.44    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH        0 0 0 ppp0
> 192.168.0.2     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH        0 0 0 sl0
> 192.168.2.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0         192.168.2.1     0.0.0.0         UG        0 0 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0         0.0.0.0         0.0.0.0         U         0 0 0 sl0

Ding!  This (the second-to-last line) says that your default traffic
is going through eth0, not ppp0.

  # route del default
  # route add default gw 63.215.28.44

Then, when you disconnect, you can go back with:

  # route del default
  # route add default gw 192.168.2.1

There are ways of making PPP make this automatic; try looking for
information in the usual places.

> Hope this helps you help me. :-)

Me, too.

Lucas
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