Ketan, Do not worry about the "?", I get funny looking symbols as well, what you need to do is add to /etc/resolv.conf the following if not already there: nameserver 202.123.2.6 nameserver 202.123.2.11 This should correct your browsing the internet part if your ISP uses static IP's, otherwise add a line to wvdial.conf that fixes this AutoDNS = yes Here's some of the symbols I get so you should not be alarmed [olivares@localhost ~]$ su - Password: [root@localhost ~]# wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT7072000 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT7072000 CONNECT 49333 --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Sun Jan 13 19:30:05 2008 --> Pid of pppd: 23932 --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] --> local IP address 66.201.11.7 --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] --> remote IP address 66.201.8.7 --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] --> primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] --> secondary DNS address 12.176.80.9 --> pppd: �V�[08](M�[08] If successful/unsuccessful browsing after you have tried the above suggestions, please report back. Regards, Antonio --- Ketan <vktanappa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thank you for replying. > After following the procedures I was able to connect > (although I was > disconnected in the first attempt-which I think is > fine as I use to have the > same problem with Windows). However, when I go to > Konqueror and type an > address like www.google.com, I get the message: > > An error occurred while loading > http://www.google.com/: > Could not connect to host http://www.google.com/. > > I tried to ping www.google.com and it works fine. > > Anyway, the output on the terminal is > > user@user-desktop:~$ sudo wvdial > > WvDial<*1>: WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56 > > WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port. > > WvDial<*1>: Initializing modem. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATZ > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATZ > > WvDial Modem<*1>: OK > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > +FCLASS=0 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: OK > > WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT3121212 > > WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier. > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT3121212 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: CONNECT 45333 V42bis > > WvDial<*1>: Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. > > WvDial Modem<*1>: Welcome to the Internet Gateway > > WvDial Modem<*1>: User Access Verification > > WvDial Modem<*1>: login: > > WvDial<*1>: Looks like a login prompt. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: telco > > WvDial<Notice>: Don't know what to do! Starting pppd > and hoping for the > best. > > WvDial<Notice>: Starting pppd at Sun Jan 13 20:59:45 > 2008 > > WvDial<Notice>: Pid of pppd: 7007 > > WvDial<*1>: Using interface ppp0 > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: Disconnecting at Sun Jan 13 21:00:15 > 2008 > > WvDial<*1>: The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up > the phone (exit code = > 16) > > WvDial<*1>: man pppd explains pppd error codes in > more detail. > > WvDial<Notice>: Try again and look into > /var/log/messages and the wvdial and > pppd man pages for more information. > > WvDial<Notice>: Auto Reconnect will be attempted in > 5 seconds > > WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port. > > WvDial<*1>: Initializing modem. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATZ > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATZ > > WvDial Modem<*1>: OK > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > +FCLASS=0 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: OK > > WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized. > > WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port. > > WvDial<*1>: Initializing modem. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATZ > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATZ > > WvDial Modem<*1>: OK > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > +FCLASS=0 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: OK > > WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT3121212 > > WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier. > > WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT3121212 > > WvDial Modem<*1>: CONNECT 45333 V42bis > > WvDial<*1>: Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. > > WvDial Modem<*1>: Welcome to the Internet Gateway > > WvDial Modem<*1>: User Access Verification > > WvDial Modem<*1>: login: > > WvDial<*1>: Looks like a login prompt. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: telco > > WvDial Modem<*1>: telco > > WvDial Modem<*1>: Password: > > WvDial<*1>: Looks like a password prompt. > > WvDial<*1>: Sending: (password) > > WvDial Modem<*1>: Entering PPP mode. > > WvDial Modem<*1>: Async interface address is > unnumbered (FastEthernet0) > > WvDial Modem<*1>: Your IP address is 202.123.10.189. > MTU is 1500 bytes > > WvDial<*1>: Looks like a welcome message. > > WvDial<Notice>: Starting pppd at Sun Jan 13 21:00:59 > 2008 > > WvDial<Notice>: Pid of pppd: 7075 > > WvDial<*1>: Using interface ppp0 > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: local IP address 202.123.10.189 > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > WvDial<*1>: remote IP address 202.123.2.134 > > WvDial<*1>: pppd: [10]�[06][08]h�[06][08] > > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. 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