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I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I start
Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a can't connect
error message.  It seems that I may not have a permission or path set
properly.  I have read books and Howto's and still can't resolve this.  I'm
sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking.  Thanks.

                                                                        Ed

: I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I start
: Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a can't connect
: error message.  It seems that I may not have a permission or path set
: properly.  I have read books and Howto's and still can't resolve this.  I'm
: sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking.  Thanks.

Hi Ed,

Actually, I just spent 4 hours on this myself last night. It seems that
Van Jacobson compression has some issues in the latest pppd. Disable it,
and TCP should work better. Just add -vj into your pppd arguments, either
through linuxconf or through kppp.

Petros

Thanks.  I will try that and let you know what happens.  I am finding out
that when I connect between to linux box's, they connect ok, but won't let
you ftp between the two.  Telnet will connect, but won't let me get past the
login section.  I thought I could log in as root and use the same password?
It say's incorrect login.

Ed

Quote:>Hi Ed,

>Actually, I just spent 4 hours on this myself last night. It seems that
>Van Jacobson compression has some issues in the latest pppd. Disable it,
>and TCP should work better. Just add -vj into your pppd arguments, either
>through linuxconf or through kppp.

>Petros

It didn't work for me.  I guess it may be more complicated?  Thanks.

                                                                        Ed

Quote:

>Actually, I just spent 4 hours on this myself last night. It seems that
>Van Jacobson compression has some issues in the latest pppd. Disable it,
>and TCP should work better. Just add -vj into your pppd arguments, either
>through linuxconf or through kppp.

>Petros

Quote:> I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I start
> Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a can't connect
> error message.  It seems that I may not have a permission or path set
> properly.  I have read books and Howto's and still can't resolve this.  I'm
> sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking.  Thanks.

>                                                                         Ed

Check your DNS and domain.

sounds more like not setting up your DNS servers.......( in kppp
settings.....)
that was my first problem!!!

Paul,
Melb, Australia...

I may have played with the DNS so much that I'm not sure if I had it right
or not, but I will try that again and see what happens.  Thanks.

                                                                    Ed

Quote:

>sounds more like not setting up your DNS servers.......( in kppp
>settings.....)
>that was my first problem!!!

>Paul,
>Melb, Australia...

While this may be of no use to the original poster, whom I hope gets
their
system sorted out as soon as possible because I know how annoying it can
be when you've tried EVERYTHING. I'd like to thank you for fixing my own
inability to get Linux to get a response from the WWW for the last three
weeks, while my Amiga
and Windows were working perfectly.

Your suggestion worked perfectly after I put a -vj line in
/etc/ppp/options and I'm now happily using Linux to post this response.

Note, Caldera Open linux (which I use) has no linuxconf command.

Thankyou,

Martin

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Try look ing at this URL:
http://www.stanislowski.com/leah/kppp.htm

Quote:> I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I start
> Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a can't
connect
> error message.  It seems that I may not have a permission or path set
> properly.  I have read books and Howto's and still can't resolve this.
I'm
> sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking.  Thanks.

>                                                                         Ed

check the IP masquerading settings.I mean disable IP masquerading.That
was my problem.
/etc/ppp/ip-up.d/01ipmasq  comment all lines there,in the file
01ipmasq.the file soul be the same or similar in RH.

Quote:

> I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I start
> Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a can't connect
> error message.  It seems that I may not have a permission or path set
> properly.  I have read books and Howto's and still can't resolve this.  I'm
> sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking.  Thanks.

>                                                                         Ed

I can't find that file in RH 6.0.  I guess I'll just throw in the towell and
let Bill Gate's know he won.  This is getting ridiculous every time I
correct one problem, it's off to a new one.  At least windows works.  I'm
sorry I have to say it, but, at least I can dial out with it.  Thanks for
everyone helping.  I may just re-install 6.0 from scratch an see what
happens.  Hey, maybe linux isn't different from windows after all, just
re-install every time you have a problem.

Ed

Ed

Quote:> I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I
> start Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a
> can't connect error message.  It seems that I may not have a
> permission or path set properly.  I have read books and Howto's and
> still can't resolve this.  I'm sure it's something simple that I'm
> overlooking.  Thanks.

Have you taken a look at the message log to see what Linux tells you
about why it can't connect?

/etc/log/messages or /var/log/messages

What does it say in relation to the connection problem?

Paul Wilkins
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Quote:>I can't find that file in RH 6.0.  I guess I'll just throw in the towell and
>let Bill Gate's know he won.  This is getting ridiculous every time I
>correct one problem, it's off to a new one.  At least windows works.  I'm
>sorry I have to say it, but, at least I can dial out with it.  Thanks for
>everyone helping.  I may just re-install 6.0 from scratch an see what
>happens.  Hey, maybe linux isn't different from windows after all, just
>re-install every time you have a problem.

Actually, Linux is quite different from Windoze. You've got to be very
talented to*up a Linux installation to the point of re-install.

If you're having problems - try to RTFM. I've found more often than not
that 5 minutes browsing man pages will answer my question faster than a
newsgroup response.

Linux may not be "user friendly" like Windoze, but atleast the OS doesn't
tell me what I want to do.

If you want your computer to hold your hand, or to admit that you don't
have the patience or the intelligence to take a few minutes to read and
find out what you're doing, then it sounds like Windoze is the OS for you.

Tell Bill I said "Hi!".

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Humming along under SuSE Linux 6.0 / OS/2 Warp 4

Quote:>Actually, Linux is quite different from Windoze. You've got to be very
>talented to*up a Linux installation to the point of re-install.

Agreed.

Quote:>If you're having problems - try to RTFM. I've found more often than not
>that 5 minutes browsing man pages will answer my question faster than a
>newsgroup response.

I have been that route.  I have "EVERY" linux book published for RedHat 5.2
onward and have the pages worn out from reading and thumbing though them.
Also, I found it to be the opposite for getting a solution to a problem.  My
last problem was getting "kpackage" installed. I finally got it to work when
a newsgroup reader suggested that I subsribe to "linux.redhat.rpm" where the
latest rpm was posted that was a cure to my problem.  Guess what? It worked.
After two days of*ing around reading books, man pages, and how to's, the
newsgroups won out.

Quote:>Linux may not be "user friendly" like Windoze, but atleast the OS doesn't
>tell me what I want to do.

No argument from me.

Quote:>If you want your computer to hold your hand, or to admit that you don't
>have the patience or the intelligence to take a few minutes to read and
>find out what you're doing, then it sounds like Windoze is the OS for you.

No, I don't want the computer to hold my hand, but, I want it to "Do what I
want it to do" after a "reasonable" amount of debugging.  Since I have a
"life" and am not getting $50-$75 an hour to configure a linux box, I choose
to take the path of least resistance and ask for help when the documentation
fails me.  As for patience and intelligence, I feel that I have a small
amount of each.

I don't want to start a Linux vs Windows thread, but, you have to admit that
Windows works...  Now I like linux and am not going to dump it.  I just am
frustrated with some of the petty install problems it has.  And I have
learned a wealth of information correcting these problems, though time
consuming.  My prefference would be to learn how to use linux and all it's
features instead of correcting problems that shouldn't be there in the first
place.

I want to thank all the wonderful people in the newsgroups that have helped
me out.  There is no book or written documentation that can replace the
wealth of information that is given here.  I can't thank you enough for
saving me countless hours to do something else like being with my family.

                                                                        Ed

Quote:>I don't want to start a Linux vs Windows thread, but, you have to admit that
>Windows works...

No, I'll never admit that. It sacrifices "user friendliness" for stability.

I deal with it every day in my profession and let me tell you - it does
anything BUT work.

How many Windoze machines do you know of with 365+ day uptimes? Did you know
that it's literally impossible for a Win'95 machine to run longer than 57
days?

You speak of all these problems with Linux, but it sounds to me like you're
still in a DOS mode mindset.

You say you "thumb through" these RedHat books - do you take the time to
read and understand what they're saying? Read things twice. Outloud if
you have to. Hell, talk to another Linux using friend - read it aloud and
ask them if it makes any sense.

Linux works for millions of people worldwide. The only reason it wouldn't
is because PEBKAC.

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Humming along under SuSE Linux 6.0 / OS/2 Warp 4