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Re: pcmcia modem - was working then stopped



On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 06:55:42AM -0500, Kevin Coyner wrote:
> 
> One moment my laptop's PCMCIA modem was working fine, and the next
> time I tried to use it, it wasn't fine.  When trying to dial up to my
> ISP, here are the critical parts from /var/log/syslog:
> 
> pppd[546]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> pppd[546]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xe1ca08e4>
>     <pcomp> <accomp>]
> pppd[546]: last message repeated 9 times
> pppd[546]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> pppd[546]: Connection terminated.
> pppd[546]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean:
> pppd[546]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
> pppd[546]: Exit
> 
> O.k., so it seems to be telling me exactly what the problem is: 
> 
> Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
> 
> So what does one do about this problem?

Well, what about reading the FAQ?:

/usr/share/doc/ppp/FAQ.gz

(Look for the string: ``8-bit clean''.)

> P.S.  I know the ISP is o.k., as I've dialed into it from another
> machine.

Compare the configurations, then.  Asking the ISP usually doesn't work,
but maybe you are a lucky one.

-- 
Jan Minar                    Chvostny Snovy krok. \/\ Whoopy Boo Year.

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