On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Stephen Bosch wrote:
> Hi, Doc:
>
> > 3. The command line I'm using (to get rid of One More Variable -- kppp)
> > looks like this:
> >
> > pppd connect 'chat -v "" ATDT3034427097 CONNECT "" name: n7dr word:
> > <password goes here>' /dev/modem 115200 debug crtscts defaultroute
> >
> > The above is all on one line, and seems to give exactly the same result as
> > kppp. (/dev/modem points to /dev/ttyS4, which is the correct device.)
>
> Meaning it works, right?
>
> It looks like only scripted pppd connections fail -- I had the same thing
> happen; on my box, kppp works fine.
>
> > 4. Someone suggested that I try executing "ifup ppp0" as root. I couldn't
> > find a man page on "ifup" but I tried it anyway. Got exactly the same set
> > of error messages in the system log.
>
> This problem has got to be in pppd...
> >
> > 5. Someone else suggested I try ezppp. I'm going to go find that now and
> > try to install & run it later today. Can't say I'm hopeful, but I don't
> > have any other brilliant ideas (or even any stupid ones).
>
Ok Obvious questions....
Did you change anything shortly before it went ga-ga?
have you checked permissions on chat, pppd, /dev/ttys4 and /dev/modem?
AG
