ok i'm a linux newbie, so if ya could help me it'd be greatly appreciated....

i'm having modem problems my modem is a
Mitsubishi (Actiontec) Diamond Voice 56K external modem

but in windows xp its registered as:
Lucent External Voice Modem

basically i started KPPP
it detects the modem port fine and everything ttyS1(COM2), how ever when i query the modem it gives up errors on each of the ATI's, and when i go to dial the connection it just seems not to dial, with the only error is recieve being "/etc/resolv.conf missing or can't be read"

i'll try post more on its just that i have to keep swapping operating systems, cause i can't dial into the net on the mandrake /os.....

any ideas, i thank you in advance for helping...

you should have a file in your /etc directory called resolv.conf. This is a text file that holds information about your provider name and dns numbers. For more of an idea of how to set this up, you can type 'man resolv.conf' in a terminal.

basically, it should look something like:

myprovider.net
123.456.789.012
123.456.789.013

naturally, change the name and numbers to match what your ISP has set up. You can set up the same information through kppp as well, but it's been a while since I've used kde, so I can't give you exact steps. Needless to say, you need to be root to do so.

dude that file aint there i tellz ya

i'm drunk atm!!!!

If it doesn't exist, then try creating it!
touch /etc/resolv.conf (as root)
and then see what errors are thrown up!