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Title: Internet problems
Post by: Theodore on September 05, 2001, 02:43:57 PM

Hello all

I installed the e-smith 4.1.2 from LFX CD.... Followed the instructions on this site on how to solve the problem on this CD... I do have  DHCP connections from 2 Linux boxes and 2 Win98SE boxes... They correctly take IP addresses (C class).

I can see my "home page" from browsers....

But the problem is when I try to connect to the real world... Modem initialization is correct, the modem dials, I can hear the sound, there's a connection but clients can't see outside.

Pinging from clients with IP and FQDN in the C class network works... But can't ping real addresses. Looked at resolv.conf and added a second nameserver (my ISP's nameserver) but disn't help at all.

Any suggestions?
TIA
Theodore

P.S Sorry if this ahs benn answered anywhere else... I have tried to find related info in forums but no luck... :((

Title: Re: Internet problems
Post by: Robert Heaton on September 05, 2001, 02:48:05 PM

Hi,

Not sure, but i'll try my best, is your email getting through to/from your clients to the ouside world??

Rob.

Title: Re: Internet problems
Post by: Theodore on September 05, 2001, 03:04:24 PM

Hi Robert ...

Thanks for your immediate response...

I haven't tried that.... I installed other packages (can't recall rela names but something like connect to multiple ISPs etc) but no luck, too...

Modem responds ok, but when I fire up a browser to connect somewhere outside, browser tells "NO DNS entry" (a message from server) and after some time, connection dies....

Do I have to upgrade to a newer version of PPP deamon?

TIA
Theodore

Title: Re: Internet problems
Post by: Robert Heaton on September 05, 2001, 03:20:17 PM

Hi,

I don't think an upgrade is nesessary, does the test internet access work, from you e-smith server?? (You may have to tell it to test it a couple of times, while it gets a connection.)


Rob.

Title: Re: Internet problems
Post by: Theodore on September 05, 2001, 03:50:34 PM

Hi Robert

No... Test everytime fails.... Can't think of a reason.... I moved the modem to a linux box (Suse 7.2 Pro) and with the same settings worked fine... Through kppp and kinternet....

TIA
Theodore

Title: Re: Internet problems
Post by: Robert Heaton on September 05, 2001, 05:35:26 PM

OK,

Have a look at the system logs for any hints on your problem,

1. Login as root on the e-smith server
2. change to the /var/log directory (cd /var/log)
3. Open the messages file (pico messages)

Have a look for any clues to connection problems (Diald, chat, etc...)

Rob