modem and shutdown questions

[Ed Smith-Rowland]

I had a similar problem with my iMac G3.  I finally gave up on wvdial 
and kppp and went through
System->Internet and used the setup druid and put all this stuff  (ISP 
#, user, pass, DNS, etc) in.
I  had to select a ppp0 or ppp1 and edit it if I remember correctly. 
 Now it works fine
except that I have to (in KDE):
- log in as root
- fire up this druid
- cancel out of the dialog that asks what new device I want to set up
- select the dialup connection (ppp0) (which shows inactive)
- click the activate button.
I think I'm actually setting up network devices.
I'm sure there is a more /etc/*.conf way of doing this but I haven't 
been able to figure out what that is yet.

Ed

jesse wrote:

>Oh, I know what the IP numbers for earthlink are, I have that set up.  Like
>I said, I can connect to earthlink I just can't seem to do anything once
>connected, like check email, surf the web, or use ping because I just get
>"unknown host" errors.  Any idea why?
>
>
>Like I said, I've _tried_ to change hostname back to localhost, but was not
>successful.  I was hoping for information on what I might have done wrong.
>
>Thanks,
>Jesse
>
>
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>>Hi,
>>
>>Change your hostname back to localhost. If you are using an isp you need to
>>set up your DNS(Domain Name Server) servers. I am not familar with YD
>>interface for this. with PPClinux there is an option in PPP to select and
>>put in the IP address for Earthlink's DNS. If you call Earthlink's customer
>>support and ask them for the IP's they will give them to you.
>>
>>good luck
>>
>>Ryan
>>
>>
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