Re: PPP Problem (Timeout LCP ConfReq)
On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 01:18:55PM +0200 or thereabouts, Michael Croon wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm stuck with a problem related to ppp that is similar to the one already
> brought up here by Ashby Gochenour's (see his post
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-0007/msg00157.html in July).
> Unfortunately, no solution working for me was given in the thread.
>
> Short description of the problem:
> ---------------------------------
>
> * Config:
>
> - Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r0 _Potato_ Official i386
> - Linux Kernel 2.4.0-test9
> - PPP compiled as modules (ppp_generic.o, ppp_async.o)
> that kerneld inserts successfuly
> - ppp_2.3.11-1.4.deb
> - pppconfig_2.0.5.deb
>
> * Problem:
>
> I configured the scripts with pppconfig. I use PAP and chat. pppd calls
> the ISP, establishes a serial connection and dies with a LCP timeout after
> having failed to send out ConfReqs. It seems to be a specific problem to
> the above mentioned configuration as my SuSE 6.1 box (Linux 2.2.10,
> pppd 2.3.5) works fine with the same ISP (i.e. it sends out the LCP
> ConfReq and receives one shortly afterwards). I tried to use the SuSE
> scripts on Debian, but pppd died with 'alarm'.
>
> Any help is very appreciated!
Try making the LCP configure timeout from the default to a much longer value.
It's in the options file.
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