no pon/wvdial

[pplaw <pplaw@pcisys.net>]

debs,

pon used to work until i downloaded lots of files from the site and
then installed wvdial, which seems to start the pppd.  i switch tty's
and ping the isp.  nothing happens.

here's /var/log/ppp.log:

    pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
    using interface ppp0
    cannot determine ethernet address for proxy arp
    local ip address 208.205.225.177
    remote ip address 207.204.247.206


1.  what is wvdial  supposed to do or look like after the pppd
starts?; (or, what do need to do to connect to my isp?);

2.  why would wvdial "disable" pon?;

3.  is there a log for pon (or does /var/log/ppp.log only apply to
wvdial)?

4.  in the ppp.log, the remote ip address is foreign to me.  ...never
heard of it.  my isp ip addy is 207.76.102.250.  so, how do i change
207.204.247.206 to 207.76.102.250?

    a. in what file is the "remote ip address" being stored?

ia, t.

bentley taylor.

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