> > > I editted /etc/ppp.chatscript to properly log into the dial-in server. > > Since /etc/ppp.options_out made reference to /dev/modem, I went to /dev and > > make a symlink from "modem" to "ttyS0". (I know I could have edited the > > Bad idea. Replace the entry in the options file with ttyS0, do NOT make a > modem symlink. This could, in fact, be responsible for all the rest of > your problems.
No. The system is doing nothing else with serial ports. I am very aware of the device locking issues. The reason I left the "/dev/modem" entry was because I wanted the stock Debian files to be as pristine as possible... to illustrate that they shouldn't be shipped that way. > > of the connection, apparently). So, I tried pinging <remoteIP> and not a > > single packet came back (although I could see them getting sent out on the > > modem by watching the lights). Pinging <localIP> went fine, but didn't use > > the modem. Pinging anywhere on the server's network other than <localIP>. > > This is perhaps indicitive of a problem with your ISP. It is strange that > it goes out but does not return. Gee, that's *&[EMAIL PROTECTED]& hillarious, since *I'm* the ISP and I configured the dial-up server exactly the way specified in the PPP HOWTO. > If you want a better solution, why not use diald? It will automatically > bring up the modem when there is a connection attempt, will handle > disconnects due to idle, etc. This is silly. This is like asking me to put my coffee-maker on an auto- matic timer when the damn thing doesn't even make coffee correctly in the first place. All diald would do is give me a non-functioning ppp link... by hey, at least it would be "on-demand", eh? To your credit, from what I've been reading, only you and Jens Jorgensen seem to know PPP from a hole in the ground. You two are the only ones who seemed to have even a clue as to where the problem might lie. Strangely, you two are also the only ones who suggested diald.... which is clearly an inappropriate step until I actually can get a packet back from the remote machine. - Joe