Re: ppp failure under debian (slakware with pppd 2.2 patch level 0 works)
On 18 Sep 1999, John Hasler wrote:
> Robert King wrote:
> > I'm fairly sure that the serial conifg is OK, as I can get out with cu -l
> > /dev/ttyS1, but when I try to start pppd, it complains about cu having
> > the serial line and won't let it at it.
>
> Odd. I just tried cu on this system and it complains that the line is in
> use. Pon works fine. Is there anything in /var/lock? This might be a bug
> in cu.
There is nothing locking in /var/lock
> > Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: send (ATZ^M)
> > Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: expect (OK)
> > Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: alarm
> > Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: send (AT^M)
> > Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: expect (OK)
> > Aug 4 19:17:31 castle chat[621]: alarm
> > Aug 4 19:17:31 castle chat[621]: Failed
>
> Your modem is failing to respond. What happens when you send it 'ATZ' from
> cu?
The modem responds fine from cu. I get an OK back from AT&F. I can log
in to another machine using cu.
The only time the modem doesn't respond is when chat tries to talk to it.
> Please post your /etc/chatscripts/provider and /etc/ppp/peers/provider files.
etc/chatscripts/provider:
# This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 1.9.2beta2.0.
# 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
TON
E' ABORT 'NO ANSWER'
# modeminit
'' ATZ
# ispnumber
OK-AT-OK ATDT33008100
# ispconnect
CONNECT \d\c
# prelogin
# ispname
# name deleted by me
# isppassword
# password delted by me
# postlogin
-------------------------------------------------
etc/ppp/peers/provider:
# This optionfile was generated by pppconfig 1.9.2beta2.0.
#
#
hide-password
noauth
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider"
debug
/dev/ttyS1
115200
defaultroute
noipdefault
user zzkylie
remotename provider
ipparam provider
usepeerdns
---------------------------------
Thanks for any light you can shed on this ....
I think it could be a problem with changes to pppd. The version thats
working is from my Dec 1996 slackware (from ppp 2.1.2b)
robert.
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