Strange PPP server

[Jonathan Markevich <jmarkevich@mad.scientist.com>]

I'm trying to connect to the Toronto Freenet through Linux.  I've been able
to connect with Windows easily enough, but the regular chatscripts and
peers/* setups don't seem to work.

The best I can get is the following in my ppp.log:

Oct 30 22:32:40 fennywood pppd[1390]: pppd 2.3.11 started by jonathan, uid 1000
Oct 30 22:32:41 fennywood chat[1391]: abort on (BUSY)
Oct 30 22:32:41 fennywood chat[1391]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Oct 30 22:32:41 fennywood chat[1391]: abort on (VOICE)
Oct 30 22:32:41 fennywood chat[1391]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Oct 30 22:32:41 fennywood chat[1391]: send (ATDT416-642-2952^M)
Oct 30 22:32:42 fennywood chat[1391]: expect (ogin)
Oct 30 22:33:09 fennywood chat[1391]: ATDT416-642-2952^M^M
Oct 30 22:33:09 fennywood chat[1391]: CONNECT 115200^M
Oct 30 22:33:14 fennywood chat[1391]: ~^?}#@!}!^Z} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}"bO~~^?}#@!}!^[} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$
Oct 30 22:33:18 fennywood chat[1391]: #}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}"+F~~^?}#@!}!^\} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}"gc~~^?}#@!}!^]
Oct 30 22:33:21 fennywood chat[1391]:  }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}".j~~^?}#@!}!^^} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V} 
Oct 30 22:33:24 fennywood chat[1391]: '}"}(}"dx~~^?}#@!}!^_} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}"-q~~^?}#@!}! } }8}"}&} }
Oct 30 22:33:26 fennywood chat[1391]: *} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}"TV~~^?}#@!}!!} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&$i[V}'}"}(}"}=_  
Oct 30 22:33:27 fennywood chat[1391]: alarm                                                                            
Oct 30 22:33:27 fennywood chat[1391]: Failed
Oct 30 22:33:27 fennywood pppd[1390]: Connect script failed
Oct 30 22:33:28 fennywood pppd[1390]: Terminating on signal 15.
Oct 30 22:33:28 fennywood pppd[1390]: Exit.

I don't understand getting the PPP garbage right away... I've also tried wvdial
with similar results... sometimes it complains "Could not determine
remote IP address"

Any suggestions off the top of your heads?

I've tried passive and silent modes, disabling all compression,
noipdefault... I'm not sure how to guarantee I'll dial into the same IP
address each time, either!

Thanks for any suggestions.

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