you can use wvdial in a terminal to test your setup. you need to create a file called /etc/wvdial.conf according to the format below. fill in the relevant details, open up a terminal, and type wvdial. you should get enough of a response back from that to single out whatever problem(s) exist(s).
[dialer defaults] modem = /dev/ttyS? baud = ? init = ATZ init2 = AT S11=50 phone = your isp username = your username password = your password On Tuesday 20 November 2001 09:13, Simon R Tod wrote: > I've tried using pppconfig and it all seems very straightforward. But > it's not working. From the W****w's partition I can pick up the server > ip address and that the modem is on COM3 / ttyS2. What's the 'default > gateway' and where do I enter that info? What else could be wrong? Maybe > the Debian partition isn't picking up the (internal) modem - how can I > check this out and correct it if it is a problem? Any other ideas? > Thanks. > --- > srt > > nate wrote: > > Simon R Tod said: > > > I have acquired a username, password and phone number for a local > > > isp and am having trouble setting up a dial-up connection. I've > > > been trying to use the default PPP utility that comes with GNOME > > > but it seems to want lots additional information I don't know how > > > to provide. > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > try using the pppconfig utility and use pon/poff to logon. > > > > at least using that you can login/out of X all day long > > and never lose your connection(haven't used that particular > > util but if its like most X based dialup utils you'll lose > > the connect if you restart X or logout) > > > > also reccomend getting nameserver ips for your ISP and > > default gateway if needed. if the isp can't tell you > > nameserver ips(maybe their support is full of idiots) > > you can usually do a WHOIS on their domain(whois domain.com) > > and get the IPs from that. the PPP subsystem will > > attempt to get DNS and gateway information from the > > remote terminal server if possible, but not all systems > > provide that info(i haven't used one that didn't provide > > that info in at least 5 years ..) > > > > nate > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
