RS232 ppp problems, detailed post
OK Ive been trying to get this modem working for about 12 Hrs now !!, am
getting close. I have given up on demand dialling now, just using pon poff.
The modem dials and connectects every other time, weird ....
If I do a pon I get ... from /var/log/syslog ...
Apr 13 22:14:52 debian pppd[670]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (BUSY)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (VOICE)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: abort on (DELAYED)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: send (ATZ^M)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: expect (OK)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: ATZ^M^M
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: OK
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: -- got it
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: send (ATDT126308005190100^M)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: expect (CONNECT)
Apr 13 22:14:53 debian chat[671]: ^M
Apr 13 22:15:17 debian chat[671]: ATDT126308005190100^M^M
Apr 13 22:15:17 debian chat[671]: CONNECT
Apr 13 22:15:17 debian chat[671]: -- got it
Apr 13 22:15:17 debian chat[671]: send (\d)
Apr 13 22:15:18 debian pppd[670]: Serial connection established.
Apr 13 22:15:18 debian pppd[670]: Using interface ppp0
Apr 13 22:15:18 debian pppd[670]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian pppd[670]: kernel does not support PPP filtering
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian pppd[670]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy
ARP
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian pppd[670]: local IP address 62.253.48.194
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian pppd[670]: remote IP address 62.253.34.217
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian pppd[670]: primary DNS address 194.168.4.100
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian pppd[670]: secondary DNS address 194.168.8.100
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Connection from host debian
(127.0.0.1).
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Online.
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Connection from host debian
(127.0.0.1).
Apr 13 22:15:20 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Fetch.
Apr 13 22:15:30 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Fetch finished.
Yep all AOK so I do a poff ..
Apr 13 22:15:47 debian pppd[670]: Terminating on signal 15.
Apr 13 22:15:47 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Connection from host debian
(127.0.0.1).
Apr 13 22:15:47 debian wwwoffled[240]: WWWOFFLE Offline.
Apr 13 22:15:47 debian pppd[670]: Connection terminated.
Apr 13 22:15:47 debian pppd[670]: Connect time 0.5 minutes.
Apr 13 22:15:47 debian pppd[670]: Sent 218 bytes, received 262 bytes.
Apr 13 22:15:48 debian pppd[670]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Apr 13 22:15:48 debian pppd[670]: Exit.
Yep all AOK shuts down great, so I do another pon
Apr 13 22:15:59 debian pppd[744]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (BUSY)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (VOICE)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: abort on (DELAYED)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: send (ATZ^M)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: expect (OK)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: ^M
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: OK
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: -- got it
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: send (ATDT126308005190100^M)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: expect (CONNECT)
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: ^M
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: ATZ^M^M
Apr 13 22:16:00 debian chat[745]: OK^M
Apr 13 22:16:45 debian chat[745]: alarm
Apr 13 22:16:45 debian chat[745]: Failed
Apr 13 22:16:45 debian pppd[744]: Connect script failed
Apr 13 22:16:46 debian pppd[744]: Exit.
And no go ... The next pon works, the next fails etc etc ...
Im getting groggy eyed, Any ideas ?
Just for reference my /etc/ppp/peers/provider is ...
# This optionfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.10.
#
#
hide-password
noauth
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -vf /etc/chatscripts/provider"
/dev/ttyS0
115200
defaultroute
noipdefault
user XXXX.XXXX
remotename provider
ipparam provider
usepeerdns
idle 200
And my /etc/chatscripts/provider is ...
# This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.10.
# Please do not delete any of the comments. Pppconfig needs them.
#
# ispauth PAP
# abortstring
ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO DIAL
TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED
# modeminit
'' ATZ
# ispconnect
# OK-AT-OK ATL1X1DT126308005190100
OK-AT-OK ATDT126308005190100
# ispconnect
ECHO ON
CONNECT \d\c
# prelogin
# ispname
# isppassword
# postlogin
# end of pppconfig stuff
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