one page I found with lots 'o help is "http://theory.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html"; On Sunday 25 November 2001 22:25, you wrote: > In a follow up to this problem... > > Formatted and started all over again and am still running into the same > problem except it is even worse now. > > If i use netconf to do any thing with the ppp0 scripts pppd begins to fail > with error #17. (Thank god again for backups!) > > Also, any pppX scripts that i make with netconf fail with the same error > message. > > Right now the only ppp dial up script that can be used is the one i > generate during installation and if i use netconf to make any changes to it > it begins to fail and keeps failing even when i go back in netconf and undo > the changes i made. The only way i can get the ppp0 script to work after > using netconf is to restore the backup i made of the network scripts > directory. > > Am i missing some part of netconf or a library or something? I installed > from a CD I burned after downloading the ISO image right after 8.0 came out > and i know that the burner didnt burn "tin" correctly, could it have messed > up burning something else? if so what? Or am i going about this all wrong > and should not be using netconf to generate ppp dial up scripts? > > On an aside, netconf seems to work flawlessly when configuring LAN nics. > > On another aside, I found an answer to the automount question i had. > > Thanks again, > Ian K. Harrell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Ian K.Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I installed LM8.0 on a computer at work and ran into a problem. > > > > During installation i configured a dialup (ppp0) account to our ISP using > > a 3com external modem on ttys0 > > > > After rebooting and loading into linux for the first time i made sure > > that > > the > > > dialup account worked by logging in as root and running /sbin/ifup ppp0. > > This > > > part went fine. > > > > I made a few backups (thank god!) and went into netconf to change ppp0 so > > that > > > it could be controlled by any user. This was the only change made and > > netconf > > > did not report any errors but now when anyone, root or a regular user, > > tries > > > to run /sbin/ifup ppp0 the pppd daemon exits with either error #6 unable > > to lock the serial port, error #8 connection script failed, or error #17 > > which > > is > > > serial loopback detection. The most common is error #17. The other 2 show > > up > > > about 1 time in 10. > > > > After tring /sbin/ifup ppp0 about 100 times and double checking > > everything over and over again I finally gave up for the day and went > > back into > > netconf > > > and changed it so that regular users could not control the device. Then > > went > > > back and tried /sbin/ifup ppp0 and it started exiting with the same > > errors. > > > > Being totally frustrated i restored the backup i had made of /etc and > > then tried /sbin/ifup ppp0. It worked flawlessly. I then went home and > > ate > > turkey, > > > mashed potatoes with gravy and washed it all down with a few cold ones > > while > > > watching football. Man what a way to alleviate stress. :) > > > > Came back in this morning and performed a format and complete reinstall > > only > > > to run through the same problems all over again. > > > > Anyone have any ideas on what is wrong and how to fix it? > > > > On another note, I was considering installing LM8.1 but has read > > somewhere > > on > > > this list previously that Mandrake had broken the automount. Is there a > > patch > > > out yet that corrects this? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Ian K. Harrell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Attachment: message.footer > > MIME Type: text/plain > > ---------------------------------------------
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