Fons: Thank you for your help. I had found similar suggestions during my
efforts to find a solution by searching the list archives. I will try this
when I return home, tonight (machine is new home PC). The thing that was
confusing to me was why I would have to configure DNS in KPPP when I
didn't have to do so in the Network Device Control dialogue. In the
latter, I simply told it to get all info from DHCP and it worked.
Claude Jones
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:52:27 +0200, Fons van der Beek <fons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude Jones" <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'For users of Fedora Core releases'" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 6:15 PM
Subject: Connection problem
This is another new user question: I have successfully set up my first
Linux system and
connected to the internet via dial-up (this is a home system). I was
able
to get my modem
to work by using the Network Device Control dialogue where I was able to
configure my
modem to dial up my ISP. This works well. When I tried to use KPPP,
however, I had a
problem. There are a few more settings in KPPP, but I basically took the
defaults,
entering the ISP info where required. It dials out and connects fine.
When
I try to use
mail or a browser, however, it gives me an error. Does someone have an
idea? Is this a
permissions issue, or a firewall setting? I've been through the settings
in KPPP and tried
a couple of alternatives, but they don't seem to make a difference.
perhaps it is DNS related:
The way to go after a connection is made is:
open a local shell
ping localhost
ping assigned ip number
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
look at /etc/resolv.conf there should be a valid dnsserver
check for ppp settings: usepeerdns
ping another host by name
if not ok change DNS server
