[OLUG] yet more ppp

[Paul T. McNally]

mesc wrote:

> After reading and following the PPP-HOWTO again my ppp still  won't
> work. If  I use minicom I can hear my modem dialing out and I get the
> login and password prompt,after I login in I get the pppd garbage
> characters but only 1/2 a line worth.Unsure if I was connected I tried
> browsing with my netscape and I got the DNS error so obviously I wasn't
> connected.Getting agravated with my attempts to get my ppp up I tried
> <usernetctl ppp up> I got the message that users cannot control this
> interface.When I first set up ppp I checked allow user to start
> interface.Could that message be behind my ppp troubles?.....in other
> words am I on to something? :)
>

I would make sure you have the IP address of your ISP's DNS speciified
in your setup. It sounds like you are connected but there is a problem
with DNS or resolution of domain names.

Paul


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