[Damonw]

I have a Lucent WinModem that i'm trying to get to work with Mandrake 9.1 (kernel version 2.4.21-0.13mdk)

I have been to linmodems.org, and I keep getting lost. I know that the "WinModems" are a bit tricky to get working in Linux but I need a start, if someone can give me a direct link to download the rpm package that would be great... My Modem is just a standard Lucent PCI 56K "WinModem"

[KHAYMAN]

Hi Damonw,

After alot of messing about and hair pulling!!! I gave up trying to get my Winmodems to work and bought a Multitech Serial modem, which worked first time no hasle!!!!!

I would go for the external modem and less stress!!!!!!!!!!!

kind regards



Khayman.

[Damonw]

Yeah I went and got an external modem... It connects to my ISP but I can't get it to communicate, The ISP doesn't require any proxy settings or anything, so I would have thought it would have been straight forward. All I did was create the connection and then dialed up - should have worked I thought.

[codejockey]

So what error message are you getting, if any? When you say your (external) modem connects to your ISP, how do you know? Are you failing on login/password authentication, or do you get past that part? Chances are, that if you are really connecting with your ISP, any problems are just configuration issues (much more easily solved than the hardware vagaries of winmodems).

Hope this helps -- additional info appreciated.

[Damonw]

Na, it connects, it logs me on OK... but in Mozilla and other web-browsers I have installed say that the site cannot be found

Kmail also does not connect to the sever.

[codejockey]

That suggests that your modem is working fine, and that it's your network configuration that's a problem. Have you checked your /etc/resolv.conf file to see what it contains? Have you run kppp (I assume you're using KDE because you mentioned kmail, but correct me if I'm wrong ...) to setup your connection? I'd bet you're nearly there, just a tweak or two and you'll be surfing ...

Hope this helps.

[Damonw]

yeah I'm using KDE, I use KPPP to connect to the net, I noticed that there was a second part to that is that correct? do I need to open that...
...no I haven't checked the resolv.conf file but I will.

[codejockey]

Definitely check your kppp setup info for your ISP "account". You may need to select the "edit" button to see all of the details (DNS, gateway, etc.). I'm guessing that you are getting a dynamic IP from your ISP (most common) -- is this correct?

Additional info appreciated.

[Damonw]

yes I'm getting a Dynamic IP, My ISP uses a "transparent" proxy so technically speaking I shouldn't have to enter in any settings (apart from username/Password and dial-in number)

[lynch]

This sounds like a DNS issue.If you cant find /etc/resolv.conf then create the file:
Open a terminal and type:
touch /etc/resolv.conf
I would go back to kppp setup and check the DNS tab to make sure you have it set up with the DNS nameserver names or the domain name of your ISP.If you can get the DNS server IP addresses from your ISP,enter them in the DNS section of kppp setup.
I used to have to create the resolv.conf file with older versions of SuSE in order to get my dialup working.
HTH
lynch

[Damonw]

Everything is now under control, but I have one final question completely unrelated to the first topic...

I'm trying to use Wine, but everytime I try to open it I get the message that I need to have Xmessage installed... where can I get it from?

[Damonw]

Bugger! - Make this my Final question....

I tried to install "Win4Lin" and I've successfully installed all of the game packages that come with Mandrake.
Now when I go to boot, I get the Lilo boot manager, then when I select linux, I get the 'bootsplash' screen but it doesn't load, what can I do? (or do I have to reload it? - I've just finished setting it up and don't want to loose all the stuff i've done.. )
By the way I removed the 'failsafe' startup from the lilo boot, I'm guessing that it probably wasn't a wise idea.

[lynch]

What did you finally do to get your dialup "under control"?
I would have left failsafe on the menu-it's kind of like safemode.
lynch

[Damonw]

All I did was remove a IP address that was on the network card, and now it works. Mandrake actually started properly again last night so I have no idea what happened to it. - I'll add failsafe back to the boot manager...

Thanks for your help.