Re: modem hung up on etch

["Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 08:07:44PM +0200, Micaela Gallerini wrote:
> hi all,
>     I've a problem with my network, I use a modem no usb and a dial up
> connection.
> The modem connect regularly, but after a few time disconnect it. I ask
> my isp, but thet say me that it's my problem, but I don't know what
> could be.
> 
> I post my var/log/messages
> 
> 
> thanks in advance,
> 
> Micaela
> 
> 
> 
> Sep 16 19:21:22 zuzu chat[24022]: send (ATDT number of my isp^M)
> Sep 16 19:21:22 zuzu chat[24022]: ^M
> Sep 16 19:21:24 zuzu pppd[24050]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
> Sep 16 19:21:24 zuzu pppd[24050]: Device ttyS0 is locked by pid 24021
Huh?

> Sep 16 19:21:24 zuzu pppd[24050]: Exit.
> Sep 16 19:21:42 zuzu chat[24022]: ATDTnumber of my isp^M^M
> Sep 16 19:21:42 zuzu chat[24022]: CONNECT
> Sep 16 19:21:42 zuzu chat[24022]:  -- got it
> Sep 16 19:21:42 zuzu pppd[24021]: Serial connection established.
> Sep 16 19:21:42 zuzu pppd[24021]: Using interface ppp0
> Sep 16 19:21:42 zuzu pppd[24021]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu pppd[24021]: PAP authentication succeeded
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu gconfd (root-23963): Recieved SIGHUP, new all
> databases run
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu gconfd (root-23963): the address
> "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" is resolved at a

Is something with gnome getting in the way?  Some network manager junk?
(in case its not obvious, I don't do gnome, I start ppp with
$pon courier
[courier is the type of modem I have] )

> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu gconfd (root-23963): server GConf is not used, stop it
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu gconfd (root-23963): exit
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu pppd[24021]: local  IP address 81.xxx.xxx.xxx
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu pppd[24021]: remote IP address 212.xxx.xxx.xxx
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu pppd[24021]: primary   DNS address 130.xxx.xxx.xxx
> Sep 16 19:21:44 zuzu pppd[24021]: secondary DNS address 130.xxx.xxx.xxx
> Sep 16 19:36:05 zuzu -- MARK --
> Sep 16 19:36:06 zuzu pppd[23281]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Sep 16 19:36:06 zuzu pppd[23281]: Modem hangup
> Sep 16 19:36:06 zuzu pppd[23281]: Connect time 28.9 minutes.
> Sep 16 19:36:06 zuzu pppd[23281]: Sent 927827 bytes, received 1481552 bytes.
> Sep 16 19:36:06 zuzu pppd[23281]: Connection terminated.
> Sep 16 19:36:07 zuzu pppd[23281]: Exit.
> 

What if you increase the debugging of ppp in one of the ppp options
file to find out what is sending the SIGHUP)?

Doug