Kinternet not working in OpenSUSE 11.0

nvp · 09-06-2008, 03:16 AM

hi all,

i have a BSNL Broadband internet connection working fine with windows xp and OpenSUSE 10.3(Kinternet). it was working fine with OpenSUSE 11.0 when i upgraded from 10.3. But when i did a new installation of 11.0 with KDE 4.1 it just refuses to connect. The message i get is "either smpppd is not running or you are not member of dialout group". I checked smpppd is installed by default with KInternet. i am member of dialout group as well.

please help.

ronlau9 · 09-06-2008, 04:34 AM

How do you connect to the internet ?
Using a eternet card and a dsl modem ?

nvp · 09-07-2008, 01:55 AM

i use ethernet and dsl. but i can connect dsl through usb as well.

ronlau9 · 09-07-2008, 02:59 AM

What I mean is , is the eternet card connected to the dsl modem ?
If so configure first the eternet card yast2>network devices>network settings
If you run DHCP than the settings are DHCP IP dynamic
IF not PPPE IP dynamic
I only use kinternet when I was using a dial up modem

nvp · 09-07-2008, 12:19 PM

thanx i got your point. i mean the ethernet card is connected to the dsl modem. i configured the ethernet card already as u suggested. things still dont work. u can suggest any other method than KInternet for connecting to the internet.

ronlau9 · 09-07-2008, 02:12 PM

Kinternet if you like to use it is possible using kde3
Or try to run kinternet from the command line as root
If it is not installed than you have to install first
It is possible that you,re ethernet card is not supported by openssuse 11

nvp · 09-09-2008, 09:14 AM

hi

i tied everything but it just wont work. Help please.

ronlau9 · 09-09-2008, 10:09 AM

If you use yast>hardware information does it show you're ethernet card ?
And tell use the chip set used in the eternet card and is intergrated in the MOBO or is it a PCI slot

nvp · 09-10-2008, 10:37 AM

hi again,

i resolved the issue. the only thing i did was:-

1. modify the /etc/smpppd.conf file second line to yes which is no by default.

Code:

open-inet-socket = yes

2. restart the network service.

3. restart the smpppd service.

thats it.