I'm a Linux newbie and have just installed mdk 10.1 - followed the dialog internet setup etc. nothing weird.

I seem to be able to connect to my ISP - (internet connection icon on the panel/ can hear the connection on phone receiver)

When I type in or click a link nothing happens (except the cursor changes to the 'clock cursor'). No "Page cannot be found" or any other similar generated error page appears.

Other info....
1.I've clicked the allow all checkbox in the drake firewall (however when i go back in it seems to have reverted to its old ways)
2.I've set up my mail account it does not seem to work either.

Please help before return to the Dark Side and Lord Bill.

hi there

when u r connected to the ISP then
run
route
and post that O/P here

regards

Hi Chris, sorry I have no answer to you post - but I'll ask the same question!

I'm using mandrake 9.2 and have the same problem. When I am logged in as a user, an attempt to connect to the net leads to dialing (a 33.6USR external modem) and the usual looping and bleeping. The lights on the modem light up and stay lit - there doesn't appear to be data going in either direction. Attempting to reach any page with Mozilla gives the same error as Chris is seeing. At the moment I can't recall whether the connection dies or I have to hang up manually.

The only way that I can successfully make a ppp connection is to go through Mandrake Conrol/Config thing - DrakConnect, which requires access as root.

A simple permissions problem?

I can dial up to text access using minicom - no problem. The lights on the modem flash depending on which way the data's moving. I only have trouble with ppp.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks,
Bill

hi there

u have a problem with ur routing table
i too faced that problem earlier bit that is sorted now
thts why i ask i to post the O/P of
route
after u connect to u ISP

try this

route add default gw <ip address of ur ISP>

u can get the IP address of ur ISP by ifonfig in the ppp0 section in P-T-P

regards

Sorry for the late reply - busy at work etc.
When I run route I get...
[root@localhost chris]# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
202.7.209.205 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 202.7.209.205 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0

Also tried your solution to Bills prob but it's probably just wrong syntax on my part / or unrelated to my problem.....

[root@localhost chris]# route add default gw 202.7.209.215
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
[root@localhost chris]#

hope you can help....otherwise I'll just have to study up on PPP etc
Cheers Chris