Can't get KPPP to work for dial-up Internet connection...

[A***@zimage.com]

Hello!

I am trying to get my dial-up Internet connection working since I
currently do not have broadband service (used to). I am using KDE
v3.3.1's KPPP to set up my dial-up Internet connection with
EarthLink (ELN) in Debian v3.1 (sort of outdated by a few weeks).

I am a newbie to Linux, so I might be missing or overlooking
something. DNS is automatic since I want ELN to provide the
information automatically. I can connect, but I cannot get
anywhere on the Internet.

/etc/resolv.conf seems to be updating correctly with domain
earthlink.net and nameservers (207.69.188.187 and 207.69.188.186)
when I am online.

ANTian-AXP:/home/ant# kppp
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
kbuildsycoca running...
KWrited - Listening on Device /dev/pts/2
Opener: received SetSecret
Opener: received OpenLock

Opener: received OpenDevice
Opener: received ExecPPPDaemon
Kernel supports ppp alright.
In parent: pppd pid 3008
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
Opener: received OpenResolv
Opener: received RemoveSecret
Opener: received RemoveSecret

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In another terminal window to test dial-up network basics like pings:

***@ANTian-AXP ~ =) $ ping yahoo.com

***@ANTian-AXP ~ =( $ ping 66.94.234.13
PING 66.94.234.13 (66.94.234.13) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.0.220 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable

--- 66.94.234.13 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +1 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3010ms

***@ANTian-AXP ~ =( $ /usr/sbin/traceroute 66.94.234.13
traceroute to 66.94.234.13 (66.94.234.13), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
1 ANTian-AXP (192.168.0.220) 1197.002 ms !H 2998.650 ms !H 2999.208 ms !H

***@ANTian-AXP ~ =) $ /sbin/ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:D0:B7:85:0A:3F
inet addr:192.168.0.220 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2d0:b7ff:fe85:a3f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:270 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:15929 (15.5 KiB)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:468 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:468 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:35140 (34.3 KiB) TX bytes:35140 (34.3 KiB)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:4.232.180.137 P-t-P:209.247.5.129 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:494 (494.0 b) TX bytes:87 (87.0 b)

vmnet8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:08
inet addr:172.16.31.1 Bcast:172.16.31.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

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/var/log/messages showed:
Feb 1 00:46:36 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
Feb 1 00:46:36 localhost kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
Feb 1 00:46:36 localhost pppd[3008]: pppd 2.4.2 started by root, uid 0
Feb 1 00:46:36 localhost pppd[3008]: Using interface ppp0
Feb 1 00:46:36 localhost pppd[3008]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost pppd[3008]: PAP authentication succeeded
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost pppd[3008]: local IP address 4.232.180.137
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost pppd[3008]: remote IP address 209.247.5.129
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost pppd[3008]: primary DNS address 207.69.188.187
Feb 1 00:46:37 localhost pppd[3008]: secondary DNS address 207.69.188.186

<< I made KPPP disconnect since my Internet connection wasn't working. >>

Feb 1 00:50:34 localhost pppd[3008]: Terminating on signal 15.
Feb 1 00:50:34 localhost pppd[3008]: Connect time 4.0 minutes.
Feb 1 00:50:34 localhost pppd[3008]: Sent 0 bytes, received 664 bytes.
Feb 1 00:50:35 localhost pppd[3008]: Connection terminated.
Feb 1 00:50:35 localhost pppd[3008]: Exit.

Am I doing this all wrong? Thank you in advance. :)

[Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz]

Post by A***@zimage.com
I am trying to get my dial-up Internet connection working since I
currently do not have broadband service (used to). I am using KDE
v3.3.1's KPPP to set up my dial-up Internet connection with
EarthLink (ELN) in Debian v3.1 (sort of outdated by a few weeks).

Do you have the same problem with kinternet?

[Friendly]

Post by A***@zimage.com
I am trying to get my dial-up Internet connection working since I
currently do not have broadband service (used to). I am using KDE
v3.3.1's KPPP to set up my dial-up Internet connection with
EarthLink (ELN) in Debian v3.1 (sort of outdated by a few weeks).

Try wvdial from a terminal ...

Post by A***@zimage.com
/etc/resolv.conf seems to be updating correctly with domain
earthlink.net and nameservers (207.69.188.187 and 207.69.188.186)

Those are ELN's nameservers and shouldn't change on connection.

FS