Setting up xDSL Connection with Fedora Core 1
 

I was using RH9.0 and able to make an ASDL connection to eth0. After doing a clean install of Fedora Core 1, I used the same "internet connection wizard" to set up the xDSL connection with the same parameters as with RH9. Even though the ASDL ppp0 connection can be "activated," I am unable to connect to any internet site (using Mozilla and/or Opera).

Any advice?

What is the output of the command "ifconfig -a", run as root?

Thanks for your response. I have Fedora Core 1 on 2 other computers but get the same error: The ASDL connection appears to be activated, an IP address appears to assigned by the internet provider but none of my browsers (Opera 7.23, Mozilla 1.5, or Konqueror) are able to connect to any site.

Please note that there is no proxy server so each browser is configured as a direct connection to the Internet. Also, there is no problem connecting with Knoppix 3.0--Nov 2003 release nor with WinXP Professional.

This is the output of ifconfig -a:

[root@localhost root]# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:55:D0:49:C4:1B
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:11 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:17 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:716 (716.0 b) TX bytes:2742 (2.6 Kb)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xfc00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:5708 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5708 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4682634 (4.4 Mb) TX bytes:4682634 (4.4 Mb)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:202.123.20.197 P-t-P:202.123.20.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:4 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:94 (94.0 b) TX bytes:122 (122.0 b)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:41:0D:6A:0E
BROADCAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

[root@localhost root]#

I can ping your IP address...so something's active. Is that the box you are using to post this?

Let me ask you some more questions, what does your /etc/resolv.conf say?

I think you are having a DNS problem. You need to configure the DNS servers your ISP gives you.

PS if you put your code output between the [code] tags, the smileys won't show up in it.

I am assuming that what I'm pinging is your windows box. If that's the case, then do an "ipconfig /all" from a command prompt (or winipcfg if it's 9x or ME) and write all the parameters down --- esp. what it says for DNS servers. You can use that in the Linux config.

Also, I'd close up some of those ports you have open, or you might be looking at some trouble from crackers. (unless you've made sure you're those ports are running securely).

Thanks for your assistance and prompt reply.

The /etc/resolv.conf file is EMPTY.

I am connecting using WinXP Professional. I will try fixing the DNS servers as indicated by the ipconfig/all command and get back to you.

Thanks again.

Thank you very much: It finally worked when I entered the DNS settings from ipconfig/all. I don't understand why I had to enter these settings for Fedora but not for RH 8 or RH9 or for Knoppix Linux.

It's possible that these were given to the previous versions by DHCP...which is how it usually works. I don't know why Fedora didn't pick them up...but I haven't done much with Fedora.

Glad it's working for you now.

Dave