Internet connection

robg2450 · 03-28-2006, 04:55 AM

Have installed Redhat 7.1 on a P3 500 and have an external modem which makes a dialing sound and eventually produces the message "no carrier". When I ping a DNS address I get the message "network unreachable". Please advise next step.

**LoneWolf071** · 03-29-2006, 06:12 PM

Are you sure your dial-up provider supports linux?

batty_professor · 03-29-2006, 09:01 PM

Getting dialing sounds is a good sign. Is the phone number correctly entered as well as your username and password for this ISP? I can't believe there would be a conflict with your ISP and Linux. The protocols for dialup are so basic and were established with DOS and UNIX.

kamit · 04-05-2006, 12:51 PM

on Linux platform-I have the problem that when I issue the ping command it displays message like unknown host & also I can't open any website except one website.

Thank you in advance

kamit · 04-05-2006, 01:04 PM

I can connect only https://61.0.0.70:8443/ this address.

robg2450 · 04-06-2006, 06:44 AM

Have upgraded to Fedora 2 and connected to internet. However I don't get a dialing sound anymore though I can see the lights on the external modem which indicate a connection. Also have had a problem with a proxy server, but am otherwise okay.

03-28-2006, 04:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
robg2450 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Internet connection Have installed Redhat 7.1 on a P3 500 and have an external modem which makes a dialing sound and eventually produces the message "no carrier". When I ping a DNS address I get the message "network unreachable". Please advise next step.

03-29-2006, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-05-2006, 12:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
kamit Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2 OS: XP & Redhat linux 9.0	on Linux platform-I have the problem that when I issue the ping command it displays message like unknown host & also I can't open any website except one website. Thank you in advance

04-05-2006, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
kamit Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2 OS: XP & Redhat linux 9.0	I can connect only https://61.0.0.70:8443/ this address.

04-06-2006, 06:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
robg2450 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Have upgraded to Fedora 2 and connected to internet. However I don't get a dialing sound anymore though I can see the lights on the external modem which indicate a connection. Also have had a problem with a proxy server, but am otherwise okay.