s3x [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] said:
>i seemed to have my modem (isdn bri t/a external) configured
>properly under kppp and the account info is correct but it never
>finishes logging in. when i watch the log window all i get is
>garbage characters. i've tried every setting i saw ( CHAP, PAP,
>Script and Terminal) to no avail. i've filled in expected
>arguements and all. does anyone have a clue where i should start
>to fix this.
Your first step is probably to delete the kppprc file and start fresh.
$ (HOMEDIR)/.kde/share/config/kppprc
Each user (including root) has a separate home directory. The .kde
directory is hidden, so you have to enable "view hidden files" in the KDE
file browser.
Garbage characters usually means you are already in PPP mode, and do not use
a text-based login. So that means use PAP or CHAP (not Script or
Terminal).
It sounds like you are using kppp, so you should just enter your username &
password in the very first screen, and kppp will pass that info to pppd.
To view the debugging messages:
Edit /etc/syslog.conf. Change where it says:
*.info
to:
*.debug
(Don't forget to switch this back after you get your ppp connection
working!)
Then stop & restart the syslogd daemon.
killall -HUP syslogd
syslogd
Add the following line to /etc/ppp/options:
debug
While you are trying your ppp connection, open another console window, then
type:
tail -f /var/log/messages
You can include those last few lines of ppp debug info, in future
messages...
Richard
