I recently battled for two weeks to get my kppp going after upgrading from
mandrake 5.3 to mandrake 6.0. I ended up re-installing 5.3, and had a good
connection about 2 minutes later. Appears that there's a problem with
version 6.0. Try upgrading to ver 6.1 .
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Goulet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 9:54 AM
Subject: [newbie] pppd Died...
> I've recently upgraded from Slackware 96 to Mandrake 6.0 and I am having
> a problem with ppp.
>
> I am successful at dialing to my ISP. But when I attempt to dial in to
> work, the connection dies. This is what debug reports:
>
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey pppd[973]: pppd 2.3.8 started by plg, uid 501
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_ioctl: set dbg flags to 190000
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_ioctl: set flags to 190000
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey pppd[973]: Using interface ppp0
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey pppd[973]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set xasyncmap
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set xmit asyncmap ffffffff
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_ioctl: set flags to 190000
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_ioctl: set mru to 5dc
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set rcv asyncmap ffffffff
> Sep 15 19:26:25 pokey kernel: ppp_ioctl: set flags to 190000
> Sep 15 19:26:44 pokey kernel: ppp: channel ppp0 closing.
> Sep 15 19:26:44 pokey pppd[973]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Sep 15 19:26:44 pokey pppd[973]: Modem hangup
> Sep 15 19:26:44 pokey pppd[973]: Connection terminated.
> Sep 15 19:26:44 pokey pppd[973]: Exit.
>
> The work connection is a Shiva LanRover using Terminal-based
> authentication. I have a US Robotics v.90 modem.
>
> This is what I have tried so far (unsuccessfully):
>
> 1. /etc/ppp/options is empty.
> 2. /etc/ppp/options with some options (from reading mailing list
> replies).
> 2. Pause 2 (up to 5 seconds) in kpppd.
> 3. Removed ppp-2.3.7 and compiled a new copy of ppp-2.3.8 from
> ppp-2.3.8.tar.gz.
> 4. Downgraded to ppp-2.3.5.
> 5. Verified permissions to /dev/ttyS1 and ppp.
> 6. Fails as root and as user.
> 7. Read PPP HOWTO, PPP FAQ, various Usenet and mailing lists.
> 8. Worked great under Slackware 96 with ppp-2.2.0f with the same kppp
> setup.
> 9. Connection successful with minicom.
> 10. Works with Windows 95 (on the same PC, using the same hardware)
>
> I've tried other recommendations. But I'm losing track of what I've
> tried.
>
> Any other helpful ideas are welcome.
>
>
> Paul
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
