Re: Stumped pt2 more clarification

[Leon Jackson <ljackson@davesworld.net>]

please ignore the part about not finding ifcfg-ppp0



At 08:36 PM 2/12/00 -0800, you wrote:
>
>At 06:59 PM 2/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>What are you using to connect?
>ive used a ppp script, diald and the x ppp dialers all with the same result.
>
> Look at your routing tables, do they look right? Take a sneak peek at the
>netcfg tool, and maybe something will jump
>>out at you. Look at /var/log/messages when you try to connect, everything
>>look ok?
>everything during the connection looks normal.
>
> You said you can ping, but can you use lynx to get to the site?
>lynx says http request sent waiting for response
>
>HRMMMM!
>i tried to activate ppp0 through netcfg and in the term window it said 
>"failed to activate /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0"
>I checked the directory and it wasn't there.
>isn't it supposed to be installed automatically with pppd?
>if not anyone know where i can get a look at a copy of it so i can try it out?
>
>leon
>
>>
>>Just some random thoughts...
>>
>>On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Leon Jackson wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>> After more testing the only thing i can figure out is after the initial
>>> connection to the host is made my system forgets who it was talkin to.
>>> does that make any sense?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At 06:23 PM 2/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>> >
>>> >whoops. yeah, sorry about that. i have been laid up with some wicked
>>> >intestinal infection the past two days. i didnt even read what i wrote :)
>>> >
>>> >________________________
>>> >Lunar Media Incorporated
>>> >what a wicked web we weave
>>> >http://www.lunarmedia.net
>>> >1 . 8 0 0 . 2 5 2 . 8 2 2 1  
>>> >
>>> >On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Leon Jackson wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> 
>>> >> are you reffering to ipchains or ipfwadm?
>>> >>  no i haven't set that up yet.
>>> >> I normally just do the install and try to get connected after that
>>> >> 
>>> >> 
>>> >> At 05:08 PM 2/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >are you running anything like ipchange or ipfw?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >________________________
>>> >> >Lunar Media Incorporated
>>> >> >what a wicked web we weave
>>> >> >http://www.lunarmedia.net
>>> >> >1 . 8 0 0 . 2 5 2 . 8 2 2 1  
>>> >> >
>>> >> >On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Leon Jackson wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> thanks for replying.
>>> >> >> At 04:31 PM 2/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >when you ping, are you doing so by ip address or by hostname? 
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> both
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> >also, if you are pinging via ip address, have you tried bringing
>up a 
>>> >web 
>>> >> >> >page by its ip address rather than dns entry?
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> both
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> >also, when you have your isp's dns server listed within your
>>> >> >> >/etc/resolv.conf file, try running nslookup and see if you get a 
>>> >response.
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> yes i get a response
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> funny thing is, this phenomena happens on 2 diffrent boxes using 2 
>>> >diffrent
>>> >> >> isp's
>>> >> >> points the finger straight back at me. but ive never had this happen 
>>> >before.
>>> >> >> 
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