In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >Hi all, > ... >> Apr 1 21:05:52 zanzy pppd[351]: Serial line is looped back. ... >What does this mean?(*) What can I do to prevent it?
Usually happens when a) you forgot to send "ppp" command to your ISP (ie. common login sequence is to to send username, password and then "type of service -- ppp, slip, whatever) b) ppp takes long time to start on your ISP's box. In both cases the remote box simply echoes back whatever you send them, hence the error message. Fixes: ( best thing to do is to use minicom to manually go through the login sequence so that you know what exactly is going on there ) a) check your chat script b) use "TIMEOUT" chat commands, "passive" or "silent" pppd options. -- Dimitri mailto:emaziuk at curtin.edu.au and don't forget to relace " at " with "@" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The views expressed above (hereafter, views) are mine and ownership remains with me. They are provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of the suitability of the views for any purpose.