Re: pon - Modem keeps redialing
On 9 Dec 2002, Ludwig wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 11:37, Chip Rose wrote:
> > My modem won't stop redialing periodically, even though I've got
> > inactivity timeout set for 300 seconds. A few minutes later, it dials in
> > again, and does it non-stop throughout the day, unless I kill the
> > connection with poff. Demand dialing is on, but why does it keep
> > incessantly dialing in without being used? Also, I can't turn the modem
> > volume off in /etc/chatscripts/provider, so the recurring noise of the
> > modem constantly dialing in is a pain. I've tried to duplicate some of
> > the things I read on the net, but can't get the modem noise or the
> > constant dialing in, turned off. Here's my /etc/chatscripts/provider:
> > Thanks!
>
> Check the syslog to see what processes are initiating the connection.
> When -- for instance -- fetchmail awakens the diald, it'll hang up again
> as soon as it's done fetching unless some other process has started
> using the connection in the meantime. (I used to use an IRC client as a
> linefill/keepalive.) Either disable the daemons that are making
> connections, or configure them to connect less frequently, or get rid of
> diald and stick to connecting with pon, which won't hang up until you
> poff.
>
> I'm having the same problem with the modem speaker not turning off --
> I've got "M0" in the init string, but it doesn't turn off the speaker
> like it's supposed to.
>
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>From the following syslog entry, it looks like the only thing going on
during the time it keeps trying to reconnect by itself, is exim is doing
something. I'll read up on it to see if it can be removed or modified,
but for now I've finally got my modem quiet, and have removed diald
completely.
#/etc/chatscripts/provider
#QUIET MODEM - Courtesy of John Schmidt
'' 'ATZ' OK ATZ OK ATM
I'll turn the modem volume back on, and see if it keeps
dialing in by itself, now that I've removed diald. Thanks!!
#/var/log/syslog excerpt
Dec 9 11:49:50 debian pppd[23976]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid
24439), status = 0x1
Dec 9 11:49:50 debian pppd[23976]: Exit.
Dec 9 11:53:02 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[24544]: (mail) CMD ( if [ -x
/usr/sbin/exim -a -f /etc/exim/exim.conf ]; then /usr/sbin/exim -q ; fi)
Dec 9 12:02:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[24552]: (root) CMD (test -x
/usr/sbin/logcheck && nice -n10 /usr/sbin/logcheck)
Dec 9 12:08:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[24786]: (mail) CMD ( if [ -x
/usr/sbin/exim -a -f /etc/exim/exim.conf ]; then /usr/sbin/exim -q ; fi)
Dec 9 12:23:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[24794]: (mail) CMD ( if [ -x
/usr/sbin/exim -a -f /etc/exim/exim.conf ]; then /usr/sbin/exim -q ; fi)
Dec 9 12:29:09 debian pppd[24845]: pppd 2.4.1 started by ncrose, uid 1000
Dec 9 12:29:09 debian pppd[24845]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 9 12:29:09 debian pppd[24845]: Cannot determine ethernet address for
proxy ARP
Dec 9 12:29:09 debian pppd[24845]: local IP address 10.64.64.64
Dec 9 12:29:09 debian pppd[24845]: remote IP address 10.112.112.112
Dec 9 12:29:10 debian pppd[24845]: Starting link
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (BUSY)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (VOICE)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: abort on (DELAYED)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: send (ATZ&ATM0^M)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: expect (OK)
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: ATZ&ATM0^M^M
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: OK
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: -- got it
Dec 9 12:29:11 debian chat[24848]: send (ATDT3218990^M)
Dec 9 12:29:12 debian chat[24848]: expect (CONNECT)
Dec 9 12:29:12 debian chat[24848]: ^M
Dec 9 12:29:34 debian chat[24848]: ATDT3218990^M^M
Dec 9 12:29:34 debian chat[24848]: CONNECT
Dec 9 12:29:34 debian chat[24848]: -- got it
Dec 9 12:29:34 debian chat[24848]: send (^M)
Dec 9 12:29:34 debian chat[24848]: expect (ogin:)
Dec 9 12:29:34 debian chat[24848]: 115200^M
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: ^M
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]:
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian last message repeated 23 times
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: Pinnacle Online^M
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: ^M
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: ^M
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: Login:
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: -- got it
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: send (ncrose^M)
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: expect (ssword:)
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: ncrose^M
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: Password:
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: -- got it
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: send (??????)
Dec 9 12:29:40 debian chat[24848]: send (\d)
Dec 9 12:29:41 debian pppd[24845]: Serial connection established.
Dec 9 12:29:41 debian pppd[24845]: using channel 29
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