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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] mandrake 9.0/ internetprobs
From:       vennligst () gmx ! de
Date:       2002-12-25 1:33:22
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Hi David,

thx a lot for your detailed answer, I will try to answer as well (I'm 
german...)

> 
> - As you are talking about using PPP I assume you are using a modem for
> internet access. Does Mandrake detect your modem when you go through the
> internet connection wizard? If it doesn't, does the manual internet
> configuration work - where you force the modem to be on ttyS0 - serial
> port one or something similar? 

The wizard was finding my modem correctly at the serial port - it's an 
56.k extern modem (acer) and it is working fine under suse 8.0 and 
windoz - i was trying both configurationpossibilities (manual and wizard)

> and doesn't detect anything it usually sends you back to the beginning
> of the wizard...and again..and again....

yes, he did it several times, although he detected everything fine (the 
announcement was: error - no networkcard was found... I'm a single user, 
there is no networkcard at all... ;-)  ) skipping and configure 
separately doesn't work right, too.

Kppp is maybe a prog by kde? I do using GNOME :-) Very nice look and feel,
I like it more than suse/kde in the meantime ;-)In GNOME it is called 
only ppp - is that possible?

Something i found out this day: i was working hard on my md config 
today... it's really rediculous... modem is really working FINE!

My ipconfig tells me everything is fine, too...

up: p-t-p- is running noarp multicast mtu:1500 metric 1
inet adr. is given ok, dns and remote are ok - drake online tool tells 
me: we are NOT connected BUT the netcontrol window shows little traffic 
*lol* without shorewall sometimes the network do what his name says: 
working and: drakeconf (the control centre) shuts the connection down, 
when i was clicking ok to save all... but that's maybe ok.


> KPPP is a very nice tool and you will not find its like on any other
> platform. It even has an accounting feature so you can see how much
> you've spent when you are connected to a phone line. A very useful
> feature - I don't know why others don't use it.

Yes, you are right - in KDE... I didn't found it in GNOME

> 
> - Disable your firewall - unless it is necessary - until you have got
> your internet connection working first. Then you can start disabling
> ports etc. 

I did this, but how is it possible, that the shorewall does block the 
connection to port 53?! Some possiblities to configure?

> 
> - I don't know why you are talking about DNS servers. DNS information is
> usually downloaded from the ISP when you connect. If you're connection
> is working these do not need to be set in any way.

Really? Hm... I'm getting all the time the message: can't find the host 
or something like that

> If your problem is more network and setup related then go to the
> Mandrake Forum at www.mandrakeforum.com 

Yes, that's what I'm doing as well

> as the KDE mailing list is not the place to discuss these matters. 

I'm sorry, I won't disturb anybody


> Good luck and Merry Christmas.
> 
> I'm off to get drunk now.

*lol*... thx a lot and merry x-mas as well - but it's funnier (?...) 
without getting drunk, look @ all the funny people, with "nice" grinning 
to their "all years-same-gifts" ties *lol*

bye!
> 
> On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 22:58, vennligst@gmx.de wrote: 
> 
>>Hi there
>>
>>I did the setup many times - changing the configurations maybe the 
>>Mandrake install cd is not ok, I really don't know. I can't find 
>>something like kppp to configure my internet manual, the Mandrake 
>>control centre does not work ok to configure my internet, also - it's 
>>really nerving... some times ago I was able to connect to internet, but 
>>no datas where sending. The dns settings are ok, I was checking this, 
>>the logfile shows me, that the firewall tries to contact on port 53, but 
>>nothing works - unknown hosts, the same with ping. I thought it was the 
>>firewall, but disabeling makes no sense and it does't solve my problem 
>>with no dataquerry at all - any idea? What is the name for the ppp 
>>daemon in md and where can I configure it? The dns ip's in resolve.conf 
>>are ok.
>>
>>Ok - some clearing ;-)
>>
>>1.) why isn't it possible to configure the internet by Mandrake control 
>>centre
>>2.) which "ppp" prog is manual to configure in mandrake? And where is it 
>>hidden?...
>>
>>Thx for help
>>
>>
>>
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