Re: PPPD dying unexpectadly
> warfride wrote:
>
> I'm trying to connect to the internet on my potato(2.2r0) box.
>
> I use an onboard PCTEL modem and it's driver (yes it's a winmodem, but
> it has a driver and it worked on RedHat)
>
> I've used WvDial to manage the connection, but have used various
> others ie, Gnomes one, manual connect script, KPPP(on mandrake)
>
> When i run WvDial, it connects to my ISP fine, until it has to launch
> PPPD, The ppp daemon either "dies unexpectedly", or I get a kernel
> panic. (I have put in the "new PPPD" line in my /etc/wvdial.conf file)
>
> I've tried it with a number of kernels (The one it came with(2.2.17),
> 2.2.17, 2.2.16, 2.2.18, 2.4-test11
>
> I've also tried various versions of pppd (the one it came with, the
> one from woody, a pre-2.3 one) with the same results
>
> I've also tried a number of PCTEL modem drivers
>
> I used to run RedHat and had no such problems, however I did have the
> same problem with mandrake.
>
> If any one could help me i'd be most appreciative, if i can't get this
> to work i'll have to go back to RedHat :-(
>
> Cheers, Warfride
You can try to edit
/etc/ppp/options
and replace auth with noauth -on my unstable box is line 35.
Same noauth can be given in either of the GUI dialers.
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