Re: How to start PPP?
-----Original Message-----
From: Kent West <kent.west@infotech.acu.edu>
To: Kenneth Scharf <scharkalvin@yahoo.com>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: How to start PPP?
>At 10:03 AM 9/17/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>>I've been reading the thread so it seems that you were trying this as
>>root (ie, no file permissions problems). What speed did you set the
>>serial port to in chatscript? Mine is 115200 (to a 28.8 modem
>>external). What modem? (internal/external, brand?). Does anything at
>>all happen on the modem (if external do any lights change?) If you
>>had X up you could monitor this in the xconsole (there MUST be a way
>>to pipe the same info to another virtual terminal!) A few issues ago
>>(within the last 6 mo anyway) SCC in their linux magazine (linux
>>journal?) had an article on ppp, showing how to monitor what is going
>>on. Maybe that would help. I have the issue at home, I can get back
>>to you with the issue no if you want.
>>
>
>Kenneth Sharf is a genius!
>
>I changed the speed in /etc/ppp/peers/provider from 115000 to 14400. Now
115000 is not a valid baud rate -- try 115200.
>the modem is dialing out. I still can't ping anything, but I figure that's
>another issue.
>
>Thanks, Kenneth!
>
>PS. FYI, it's a Technology Concepts, Inc modem, external model LineLink
>144e. I won't stay with this modem, but it's all I've got handy at the
moment.
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