i'm using rh linux 7.1

my problem is when i am dial my connection uisng ppp dialer
there is no prgress after the stage that shows starting ppd..

i'll be gratefull if anybody out there can help me!!!

how do u dial in? using wvdial - would be a good choice.
or something graphic like kppp or kwvdial if u run kde.
u need a program like that to dial in.just configure your connection and go...
cheers, jens

this is the ppp.log file, there is no progress after
starting pppd at Thu Dec 19 20:59:48 2002 (look at the last line)



//ppp.log

WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.41
Initializing modem.
Sending: ATZ
ATZ OK
Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 OK
Sending: ATM1L3
ATM1L3 OK
Modem initialized.
Sending: ATDT 1511
Waiting for carrier.
ATDT 1511BUSY
The line is busy. Trying again.
Sending: ATDT 1511
Waiting for carrier.
ATDT 1511CONNECT 31200 V42bis
Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
Starting pppd at Thu Dec 19 20:59:48 2002

What type of modem do you have?

at a root terminal enter ->chmod a+x /usr/bin/pppd
then ->chmod s+u /usr/bin/pppd.

I get unknown host when i try to http://www.google.com, i thought the net connection is not working.Actually the problem is with DNS.I know this as soon as i swithed to KDE desktop which is more user friendly and showed that i am connected.

I then try to ping ip address which is successful,
but pinging a web url address is unsuccessful.

I have setup the name server of my isp in /etc/resolv.conf (which early the file not exist):

domain www.maxis.net.my
nameserver 202.75.129.102
nameserver 202.75.129.101

i am able to connect to internet and access this forum
successfully from a pc running linux.

Thanks to all those who tried to help me!

P.S. I get the name server of my isp from the website
http://www.dnsreport.com