G'day
Try the following :
pppd connect 'chat "" ATDTxxxxxxxx ogin: xxxxxx word: xxxxx' /dev/ttyS1 38400
mru 296 lock debug crtscts modem defaultroute
the above is all on line and replace the xxxxxxs with phone number, login, and
password.
On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, Paul Stansel wrote:
> Ok, so I'm using the good old fashioned command line to try and
> configure my dial-up connection since my XWindows won't work so I can
> download the latest XFree. I *THINK* I configured ppp-on correctly.
> My modem seems to connect and stays on for a while, but after a couple
> of minutes if I don't do anything it hangs up. So what I need to know
> is how I can see if it is actually logging in correctly, or just
> hanging out waiting for a correct login? Once I run ppp-on, it just
> goes back to the prompt while the modem dials out. Is it executing in
> the backgrounnd? Is there a screen I can bring up to see if I am
> connecting correctly? Also, where do I put the Primary and Secondary
> DNS IP addresses so I can resolve names once I'm on? I thought I read
> that it was in the /etc/resolv.conf, just trying to make sure. Again,
> many thanks.
>
> -Paul
>
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