Chapter 22. Common Problems once the link is working  Table of
Contents 22.1. I can't see beyond the PPP server I connect to
22.2. I can send email, but not receive it 22.3. Why can't
people finger, WWW, gopher, talk, etc. to my machine?  One
problem you will find is that many service providers will only
support the connection software package that they distribute to
new accounts. This is (typically) for Microsoft Windows :-( -
and many service provider help desks seem to know nothing about
Unix (or Linux). So, be prepared for limited assistance from
them!  You could of course do the individual a favour and
educate then about Linux (any ISP help desk person should be
reasonably 'with it' in Internet terms and that means they
should have a home Linux box - of course it does)!  22.1. I
can't see beyond the PPP server I connect to  OK - your PPP
connection is up and running and you can ping the PPP server by
IP number (the second or "remote" IP number shown by ifconfig
ppp0), but you can't reach anything beyond