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After upgrading kde (pacman -S kde), I lost a workable connection to internet. I can connect to internet (via, e.g., kppp) but the connection does not pass the "resolving" period. I do a "ping www.google.com" and I receive "unknown host". I haven't got any ethernet network.
What are the relevant configuration files that I should examine?
I include some files that may be relevant
Thanks!
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/var/log/pacman.log
[06/17/04 08:25] upgraded arts (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:25] installed gwenview (1.1.0-1)
[06/17/04 08:25] upgraded kdelibs (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:25] installed kdeaccessibility (3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:26] installed musicbrainz (2.0.2-1)
[06/17/04 08:26] installed trm (0.2.1-2)
[06/17/04 08:26] installed taglib (1.1-1)
[06/17/04 08:26] installed xine-lib (1rc3c-2)
[06/17/04 08:26] upgraded kdemultimedia (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:26] installed kdeaddons (3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:27] upgraded kdebase (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:27] upgraded kdeadmin (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:27] upgraded kdeartwork (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:27] installed kdebindings (3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] installed kdeedu (3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] installed fribidi (0.10.4-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] upgraded kdegraphics (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] upgraded kdenetwork (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] installed kdepim (3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] installed kdesdk (3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] upgraded kdeutils (3.2.0-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
[06/17/04 08:28] installed picwiz (0.3.1-1)
[06/17/04 08:29] installed superkaramba (0.33-4)
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# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
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#
# Localization
#
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: fount in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-us)
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE=Europe/Athens
KEYMAP=us
CONSOLEFONT=iso07u-16
USECOLOR="yes"
#
# Networking
#
HOSTNAME="localhost"
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# Module to load at boot-up (in this order)
# (prefix a module with a ! to disable it)
#
MODULES=(!usbserial !ide-scsi !usb-storage ppp_generic ppp_async ppp_deflate)
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# (prefix an interface in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it)
#
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
#
# lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
# eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
# INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
INTERFACES=(lo)
#
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# (prefix a route in ROUTES with a ! to disable it)
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# (prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it)
#
DAEMONS=(syslogd klogd !pcmcia network crond netfs fam cups)
# End of file
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# /etc/host.conf
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order hosts,bind
multi on
# End of file
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# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
# End of file
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# /etc/hosts.allow
#
# End of file
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# /etc/hosts.deny
#
ALL: ALL: DENY
# End of file
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# /etc/resolv.conf
#
#search <yourdomain.tld>
#nameserver <ip>
search hol.gr
nameserver 194.30.220.114
nameserver 194.30.220.117
# End of file
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perhaps the problem lies in /etc/ppp/ (if i remember correctly) with one of the files there. it has been some time since i rooted through that directory but that could be a place to start. i know that the options file there has caused problems with me in the past with respect to my DSL connection but i don't know if it would cause problems with dial-up.
since i don't use dialup or kde i don't know if there are any kppp files that should have been protected in pacman.conf from upgrade or not.
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hi,
Some feedback.
I can't ping IP addresses either (on top of DNS).
I have a live Arch CD, checked the files in /etc/ppp/ and they are the same. The file "/etc/ppp/options" is unchanged.
I tried to connect via wvdial but it fails (carrier related problem). I also tried the script that appears in the Arch Wiki but with no success. Please note, that I can connect from the same machine from another Linux box.
Because I had the same problem in Red Hat after changing the level of security in internet connection, what are the relevant files in Arch? Also what are the relevant files for firewall (although I haven't set one).
Basically I am at a loss, I have looked every possible place and I don't know what else to look at. And I don't understand what upgrading kde has to do with the internet connection.
Thanks for your attention.
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There is something wrong with the "kppp" binary that comes with kdenetwork-3.2.3-1 package. I also manually uncompressed the kdenetwork-3.2.3-1.pkg.tar.gz package and verified that the "kppp" was correctly copied over my system. With all the other parameters the same, I run "kppp" from an Amlug CD and it works.
For reference this is the details of the problematic file
[root@localhost tmp]# ls -l /opt/kde/bin/kppp
-rwsrwxr-x 1 root root 544452 2004-06-07 13:27 /opt/kde/bin/kppp
[root@localhost bin]# md5sum ./kppp
12b43362d2cdf838f04df9030dc951d7 ./kppp
Well, I had to go through all the networking troubleshooting steps to come back to the offending file, but that was a good learn.
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