Re: [newbie] LCP timeout sending Config-Requests

2004-02-13 Thread Paul Smith 
John Rye wrote:
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 17:13:16 +
Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Dear All

I have everything configured on my computer to connect to the Internet
through Mandrake 9.2. However, I always get the following message (in
/var/log/messages):
LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests

The username/password are not authenticated. Could somebody here
please help me?


first read the pppd man page ('man pppd' in a terminal) then edit
/etc/ppp/options to reflect the following, it should(tm) solve the LCP
timeouts.
lock
debug
noauth
defaultroute
lcp-max-configure 45
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
idle 600
cheers

John (nz)
John,

Thanks! I did as you suggest, but no progress, unfortunately. Maybe, I 
should buy a Ethernet modem...

Paul

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Re: [newbie] LCP timeout sending Config-Requests

2004-02-13 Thread John Rye 
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:21:52 +
Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 John Rye wrote:
  On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 17:13:16 +
  Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  
  
 Dear All
 
 I have everything configured on my computer to connect to the
 Internetthrough Mandrake 9.2. However, I always get the following
 message (in/var/log/messages):
 
 LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
 
 The username/password are not authenticated. Could somebody here
 please help me?
 
  
  
  first read the pppd man page ('man pppd' in a terminal) then edit
  /etc/ppp/options to reflect the following, it should(tm) solve the
  LCP timeouts.
  
  lock
  debug
  noauth
  defaultroute
  lcp-max-configure 45
  ipcp-accept-local
  ipcp-accept-remote
  idle 600
  
  cheers
  
  John (nz)
 
 John,
 
 Thanks! I did as you suggest, but no progress, unfortunately. Maybe, I
 should buy a Ethernet modem...

I guess you mean external modem here? My spellchecker does this
too :-))

What type of modem do you have? Winmodem???

Does it work in any other operating systems you have access to?

Have you talked to your ISP?

Does your ISP have a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) which addresses
this type of problem?

I would suggest that if you are on dialup then an external modem is a
much more reliable option despite the bunch of extra cables it imposes
on you.

The other think to check is that your ISP' dns numbers and domain name
are listed in both /etc/ppp/resolv.conf and /etc/resolv.conf - like mine
below:

$ cat /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
nameserver 203.97.33.14
nameserver 203.97.37.14

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
search clear.net.nz localhost.localdomain
nameserver 203.97.33.14
nameserver 203.97.37.14
nameserver 192.168.1.2

Cheers

John (nz)

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Re: [newbie] LCP timeout sending Config-Requests

2004-02-12 Thread John Rye 
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 17:13:16 +
Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Dear All
 
 I have everything configured on my computer to connect to the Internet
 through Mandrake 9.2. However, I always get the following message (in
 /var/log/messages):
 
 LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
 
 The username/password are not authenticated. Could somebody here
 please help me?
 

first read the pppd man page ('man pppd' in a terminal) then edit
/etc/ppp/options to reflect the following, it should(tm) solve the LCP
timeouts.

lock
debug
noauth
defaultroute
lcp-max-configure 45
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
idle 600

cheers

John (nz)

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com