Thanks for the reply, unfortunately the ac adapter to my powerbook busted over this weekend, so I haven't been able to try anything yet. Because of the recent recall on Apple powerbook adapters, it has been hard for me to find a replacement. It seems that Apple has bought up all of the good adapters (the circular ones) that they could find and now the market is 500,000 units short of these. I couldn't even get one direct from apple. Fortunately, I found one (the last one from the powerbookguy) and it is on its way, so I'll be back in business then. Thanks again for the response. -Kevin
> ---------- > From: Chad Miller > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:14 PM > To: Kevin Carney > Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: ppp and powerbook > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 01:50:13PM -0400, Kevin Carney wrote: > > Recently I tried installing Debian 2.2r3 on my 2000 Powerbook (Pismo). > This > > laptop is used in two different places, at work (with a LAN internet > > connection) and at home (with dialup service). At work there is no > problem > > using lynx to browse the web or using ping. However (this is the > problem) > > at home, with dialup service, I can connect to my ISP using wvdial or > pon > > but I cannot do anything else. At home, lynx cannot resolve hosts and > ping > > does nothing. I have another machine running linux at home (an intel > box) > > and I can wvdial every time with no problems. What gives? Any help > would > > be greatly appreciated. > > If you haven't turned down the ethernet interface, you may still have a > route set up for the local network and (through that) to the internet. > > Run 'route -n'. Where's your default route? > > Having your powerbook use dhcp and request an ip address every time it's > booted/resumed will make your life easier. Don't hard-code addresses (and > > routes) -- get them from the environment and release them when going to > sleep. > > - chad > > -- > Chad Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Policeman: You're playing God! > unix brujo, shutterbug, bookworm | Dr. Hfuhruhurr: *Somebody* has to! > URL: http://web.chad.org/home/ from ``The Man with Two Brains'' (1993) > >
