Re: pppd redial
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Joost Kooij wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 11:45:16AM +0930, David Purton wrote:
> > I'm looking for a way to get pppd to try for n times to connect to my
> > isp before giving up.
>
> You need to write a chatscript that does that then.
mmm - I thought this might be the case - I justed wondered if pppd had
an off the shelf method
>
> > The problem is that quite often, pppd dials, then noting happens for a
> > little while then it stops - with a helpful "alarm" entered in the logs.
>
> The chatscript reached a timeout?
>
perhaps, how can I tell and or fix?
> > I *think* this error corresponds to the isp not answering, but I'm not
> > sure, since it doesn't the chat script is set to give a no answer error.
>
> In /etc/syslog.conf, there must be a line:
>
> local2.* -/var/log/ppp.log
no probs here - the actual log entry is this:
Jul 2 16:51:39 twoflower pppd[3938]: pppd 2.4.1 started by dcpurton, uid 1000
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: abort on (BUSY)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: abort on (VOICE)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: send (ATZ^M)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: expect (OK)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: ATZ^M^M
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: OK
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: -- got it
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: send (ATM0^M)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: expect (OK)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: ^M
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: ATM0^M^M
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: OK
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: -- got it
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: send (ATDT82744888^M)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: expect (CONNECT)
Jul 2 16:51:40 twoflower chat[3943]: ^M
Jul 2 16:52:25 twoflower chat[3943]: alarm
Jul 2 16:52:25 twoflower chat[3943]: Failed
Jul 2 16:52:25 twoflower pppd[3938]: Connect script failed
Jul 2 16:52:26 twoflower pppd[3938]: Exit.
cheers
dc
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