You might have to delete the word "lock" in your /etc/ppp/options file.
* Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000616 07:56]:
> I waited a bit to see if someone with KPPP-specific knowledge would reply.
> Not having seen one, I'll say what I can, from a more general pppd perspective.
>
> 1. It looks like the dialer piece of the work -- the part Kppp does -- is
> being completed. The only thing I am uncertain about is the last expect:
> entry (the tilde(~)). Is this a special code to Kppp that tells it to pass
> control to pppd, or is Kppp actually waiting for the ISP to send a tilde
> character? (Or is it a typo?)
>
> 2. Once pppd itself is on control of the connection, it should be logging to
> wherever your Linux distribution (which you don't identify anywhere I see)
> logs to -- /var/log/messages is something of a standard, but it isn't
> universal. See what messages you get from pppd after an unsuccessful
> connection. If you aren't getting useful logging, try adding "debug 0" and
> kdebug" to your options file.
>
> 3. Without seeing /etc/ppp/options, I can't tell you if your settings are
> right. Even seeing it, I might not be able to, since a lot of this stuff is
> ISP specific.
>
> Sorry if I'm missing something key here. As I said, I don't use Kppp (and
> these days I don't use ppp at all).
>
> At 09:44 AM 6/14/00 +0000, Tony J. Paul wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >
> > I recently configured PPP on my system to connect to my ISP. I used
> >
> >Kppp to configure the modem and dialing scripts. In the Dial tab option
> >i chose Script-based for Authentication. The following is the script i
> >entered :
> >
> >Expect :sername
> >ID
> >Expect :assword
> >Password
> >Expect :CONNECT
> >Pause :1
> >Send :ppp
> >Expect :~
> >
> >I also configured my modem and also queried it to check wether it was
> >working properly for the settings i entered. I faced no problem upto
> >this stage (i was able to dial through my modem).
> >When i started up the connection (by clicking the connect button in
> >kppp) i was able to connect to my remote ISP and also their Welcome
> >message was received on the log Window (in Kppp) after authenticating my
> >
> >connection. But at this stage in the status bar (bottom of Kppp main
> >window) the message 'Starting pppd' was displayed for a long time and
> >then the connection was reset. The whole procedure repeats itself upto
> >this point but never connects permanently. Sometimes i get the message
> >'Logging on to network' and again the connection resets (the message
> >'Modem Ready' is displayed and the whole process repeats). Only once i
> >was able to connect permanently.
> >
> >Am i doing something wrong? Is there anything i had to add in the
> >/etc/ppp/options file or does Kppp itself take care of these? Could
> >anyone help in this regard. Is any other information required to find a
> >solution to this problem.
> ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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