if you check the file /etc/ppp/peers there is a file named as your connection, there should bee a line "usepeerdns" that line describes that your should use the dns servers from your providers furthermore you should check your log file concerning the ppp connection check if you change the dns servers in /etc/resolv.conf manualy if the problem is solved > ping localhost ok, > ping assigned ip ok, > pinged remote machine ip (server) ok > pinged any machine by name except me, not ok > but in FC1 the kppp made the "assign default dns to this connection" or smtg > like that automatically, so i could connect without any problems ... > > > > > >perhaps change the /etc/resolv.conf into > > > >nameserver 195.121.1.34 > >nameserver 195.121.1.66 > >(please change ip of name servers to your own name servers) > > > >ppp works ok with me, i only have trubbles when the line gets disconnected > >i still have a problem with net unregistering device ppp0 from kernel, but > >I > >seem to be the only one > >who has this specific problem > > > >The way to go after a connection is made is: > >open a local shell > >ping localhost > >ping assigned ipnumber > > if ok PPP on ip is ok otherwise check ppp settings: password / > >login, firewall etc > >ping known DNS server by IP number > > if ok then your dailin is OK, otherwise check ppp settings: > >mtu > >firewall etc etc > >ping known DNS server by name > > if not ok you've got a DNS problem > >ping another host by name > > if not ok change DNS server > > > >At each step a new variable is introduced thus reducing the errors > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Botoaca Andrei" <warlock_ba@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 8:54 AM > >Subject: PPP not working ? Why ? > > > > > > > Ok, what i did, since there was no driver for my modem under kernel 2.6 > >yet > > > ... (Fedora Core 2). I cooked myself a rpm called kernel-old and nou I > >have > > > to kernels 2.6.x and 2.4.22. Everything works ok, single problem is, > >that > > > upon dialing up my internet provider, i conect, get ip assigned, get dns > > > everything ok ... but the internet does not work ... if i ping myself > >OK, > >if > > > i ping the Remote machine, OK, everything else does not work. (It looks > >like > > > i have no DNS Server...). And that is only when i boot the 2.4.22 kernel > >(on > > > the 2.6.x i don't know since i can't make the modem work). > > > Any ideea why ? Does the kernel have a relation with the PPP dial-up > >thingie > > > ? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Andrei > > > > > > PS: I'm running KDE and using KPPP to connect ... > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >fedora-list mailing list > >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >
