Technical Queries to LIG!! --> Re: Connecting to the net

["VaibhaV Sharma" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
I have a small and a stupid suggestion (it may seem so). But I think this
problem of new subscribers to the list posting technical queries to LIG can
be solved.

I noticed, and you can also check out, that on the linux-india.org site, the
list of mailing lists, lists LIG as the first one!!

So as usual people dont read the message posting guidelines, subscribe to
the first one and start the business.

Shouldn't the LIG list be listed in the 3rd place or so?? I am sure this
would decrease this problem of off topic posts which are originally meant
for LIH.

What does everyone think about this stupid idea??

VaibhaV
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----- Original Message -----
From: ratnadeep joshi <ratnadeep_joshi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: [LIG] Connecting to the net


> Hi all
> I am new to linux but quite excited about it. I have configured most of it
> except that I just cannot connect to the net using Linux. I have an
account
> with Satyam and they were not very helpful either. This is what I had done
:
>
> the /etc/resolv.conf file contains
>         domain satyam.net.in
>         nameserver 210.214.92.16
>         nameserver 210.214.92.15
>
> the /etc/hosts.conf file contains
>
>         order hosts,bind
>          multi on
>
> I used minicom at first and while it would connect to the satyam network
 I
> would get the prompt asking for login and password) it would disconnect
> after a minute. Unlike VSNL there is no prompt to start PPP on the host
> machine. I have tried pressing enter, but after the garbage the modem
hangs
> up. Going to normal screen mode and using ping also showed no connection
>
> I then used kppp (from KDE) . I could then make the connection, i.e. the
log
> shows packets received and sent. The connection however does not connect
to
> any site. All the addresses that I give on the Netscape give the message
> that " the server could not be found" . the packets received  and sent are
> also at a very slow speed. After 15 min only 2500 bytes were sent or
> received. Pinging on the DNS number of the host gave a response as did the
> "route" command. However when I tried to ping the host name
"satyam.net.in"
> it gave the message -- unknown host.
>
> What could be wrong?
>
> Please let me know.
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ratnadeep JOshi
>
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