On Friday 31 January 2003 02:27 am, Margot wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:03 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Connection Problem (long, sorry!) > > <snipped all> > Anne, > > I used the wizard in MCC to set up the connection again, then used the > Mozilla wizard to set up my account, but still no luck. > > As eurobell failed to give a sensible answer to my question about > authentication protocol, I tried all the options! This is what I got... > > As PAP: > Failed to connect to server mail.eurobell.co.uk > > As CHAP: > Failed to connect to server mail.eurobell.co.uk > > As Terminal-based: > Gave me a terminal screen where I put in my username, then I got > The pppd daemon died unexpectedly > Exit status:16 > > As Script-based: > The pppd daemon died unexpectedly > Exit status:16 > > Consulted man pppd - found that Exit status 16 = The link was terminated by > the modem hanging up. > > Originally I thought the problem might be failure of the hardware module > located between chair and keyboard - I have ME, and sometimes my brain gets > a bit foggy! Now I think it is more likely that eurobell has some weird > setup that they can't understand themselves, let alone explain to other > people! > > So perhaps the answer is just that I need to use a different ISP? I've > started a new thread asking for recommendations... > > Meanwhile, I don't feel inclined to waste any more of my time or yours on > this problem - I'm sure we've all got better things to do - but big thanks > to Anne and all others for help so far. > > Margot
OK I am late in on this thread, but let's see You have PAP on their end without a doubt. If you are using 9.0, then you need to erase the GATEWAY=xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa entry in /etc/sysconfig/network. Script error causes a big problem with ppp connections by demanding a gateway that cannot point to ppp0. Now on to firewalling. If you use the command line, likely you will need to bring up a terminal window and su first then give the root password # iptables -L is the instruction to list all the tables and any rules within if you have tables and there are policies or rules in effect, you need to iptables -F OUTPUT iptables -F INPUT iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT to turn off filtering entirely. Now if iptables does not work at all, then you do not have it loaded and no firewalling can be present, so firewalling would not be your problem An OLD OLD error was /etc/ppp/options it should be the following lock noauth noipdefault usepeerdns The usepeerdns can be eliminated if you set up your own dns pointers, but the noauth is critically important. When it is absent, the server is required to authenticate itself to your PC and that dialog could produce the hangup behavior you speak of. OTHER problems could be the protocol of your modem vs their protocol. If both are not using V.92, this could be the case. In that case, change modems or change ISPs. Civileme
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