Re: PPP link kills routing table

[Mark Phillips <mark@maths.flinders.edu.au>]

>What exactly happens when you try to run pppd? Any messages in
>/var/adm/messages or /var/adm/debug?

Yes, and even more instructive were messages from /var/adm/daemon.log

Eg:

Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: Using interface ppp0
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua1
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1006> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x52f38034> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x7 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9710b401> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x7 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9710b401> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x8 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9710b401> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x8 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9710b401> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <mru 1006> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x52f38034> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jul  1 20:38:15 destiny pppd[560]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 192.1.1.1> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jul  1 20:38:42 destiny last message repeated 9 times
Jul  1 20:38:45 destiny pppd[560]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests


>Remove the eth0 entries by using ifconfig and try to run pppd. It could be
>as simple as an interrupt conflict between your ethernet card and the
>serial port pppd is using.

There are still problems with eth0 removed.  Besides my ethernet card
uses interrupt 5 whereas my modem uses interrupt 3.


No one seems to be able to help me with my PPP problems.  Though I am
thankful to those who have tried.

Mark Phillips.  (mark@maths.flinders.edu.au)