Kinternet problem

English Network/Internet
#1

When I try to start kinternet I get a pop up message saying:

Connection to the local and remote server refused. Maybe smpppd is not running or you are not a member of the group"dialout". Also check the settings in the dialogue “Various settings”.

My ethernet card is working, I have a static IP address assigned. I’ve set a provider through yast - network - dsl devices. My user is a member of the dialout group. Smpppd package is installed, although I’m not sure how to check if it’s running. Or how to start it if it’s not running. I’m using KDE 4.
Any help on getting my internet connection to work?

#2

is this happening on kde 4?

edit:

yeah sorry I have this same problem as well, I didn’t read u were using kde 4, it works fine on 3.5 when I tried it.

#3

if anyone can help here that would be really appreciated :slight_smile:

#4

Alright so can someone tell us command line commands to connect to dsl so if even if kinternet doesn’t work in kde 4 users should be able to connect.

#5

So is this a KDE 4 problem in general or can it be fixed?
Can we use network manager to manually start pppoe connections?

#6

yes, its a kde 4 problem and not a problem with suse cause kinternet was designed for kde 3.5.9 and works perfectly with that and I just checked :slight_smile:

is it ok if I ask u to make a bug report on bugzilla.novell.com?

#7

i had a similar problem,go to Yast/system/system services and then enable smppd.it worked for me.of course am running KDE4

#8

really? can someone confirm this I don’t have any suse machine where I am now.

#9

I have the same internet connection problem as described above.
I have just tried enabing smpppd in system services (it was not enabled) and it has not solved my problem. Kinternet does not even run if I start it I get the error message:

Connection to remote server refused. Maybe smpppd is not running. also check the server settings in the dialog “various settings”

when I close this error message Kinternet closes also.

The Network card I am using is shown as a Realtek “RTL 8139/8193c.8139c+” I have seen that this card was a problem in earlier versions of suse I wonder if it is related!!

#10

Ok I got it working this is what i did

  1. I got an internet connection with a PCMCIA 3g data card (11.0 detected the card when i inserted it and allowed a connection with TTYUSB0)
  2. updated opensuse in yast2
  3. updated Knetworkmanager in yast2(I selected all components)
  4. updated Kinternet
  5. updated smpppd

this then allowed me to start Kinternet (I had earlier enabled smpppd in yast >system>system services check it is still enabled after the update)

The only change i made in kinternet under various settings was in the server tab I selected “on local machine” but I see it has revered back to Automatic detection.

this together with getting the realtek RTL 8139 card configured with 8139too module (details in a post further up the tree)has got it working.

I hope this helps its taken me 5 days to get it right.

#11

thanks I will try it, but do u mean the version of kinternet installed by default isn’t up to date?

#12

I don’t know about Kinternet but I think there was a update to Knetworkmanager after 11.0 was released, I just did all three anyway

#13

thanks again, sadly I don’t have a kde machine near me of SUSE :frowning:

can someone else please confirm this?

#14

I have this problem 2:(
Plz somebody helps us…!

I checked and my smppd service is enabled.
when i enter as root i recieve this error, but in other users not.

I rightclick on kinternet icon in tray and press dialup, and it seems that it connects me to network(because the icon of kinternet changes), but when i open mozila i can’t brows any web page!:confused:

plz somebody help me!
tomorrow i need to take a part in a contest in linux:(

#15

Now it changed…

i have everything working very well.:eek: but i don’t have access to internet

i just don’t know how to connect:confused:
i rightclick on kinternet and choose dialup, the icon changes!
i made a connection. when i click on it and attempt to connect it doesn’t connect again!

i don’t know what to do…:frowning:

#16

login as root user , open terminal console and type “service smpppd --full-restart” and try to connect your internet.