Ketan, Thanks for sharing this with me, I will forward this to the list so that they know that KnetworkManager might interfere with connections, I see this also happens in Fedora with Network Manager, and I have shut down the service, turned it off so that it won't cause trouble. When you dialup to connect you can also try to use # sudo ifconfig eth0 down and then # sudo wvdial and see if that cures the problem without messing with Knetworkmanager. Regards, Antonio --- Ketan <vktanappa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thank you Antonio and Jacques, > > It's working now though I had to make another change > which I think may be of > interest to you! > In fact, since my ISP doesn't use static IP, I added > the line AutoDNS= yes > in wvdial.conf but I was still not be able to load > pages in the browser. > I tried the other suggestion i.e. editing the > resolv.conf. Still the same > problem. > I tried the AutoDNS suggestion once again but in > vain. > > Then, when I looked in the Konqueror browser where I > had typed > www.wikipedia.com previously, I find that the icon > of wikipedia has appeared > in the address bar but the page was still not being > loaded. Similar results > were obtained when I typed different addresses. > > Without closing any application, I logged out and > then logged in. I found > that when my desktop reappeared, the pages in > Konqueror were being loaded > but as soon as the KNetworkManager icon appeared on > the taskbar, the loading > of the pages stopped. (According to the > KNetworkManager icon, I am always > disconnected). I closed KNetworkManager and > refreshed the pages in > Konqueror. They loaded successfully. > > I tried different scenarios by rebooting my machine, > restarting and > restopping KNetworkManager and concluded that when > the icon of > KNetworkManager was not on my taskbar, I am able to > browse suceessfully. > > I think this fixes the problem of internet surfing > for the time being. I > don't know if there will be secondary effects. > I thank you once again for your support. > > Cheers, > Ketan. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Antonio Olivares" <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Ketan" <vktanappa@xxxxxxxxx>; > <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:34 AM > Subject: Re: Ketan, Mauritius kernel > 2.6.22-14-generic > > > > 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 > >> > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
