Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-19 Thread shaul
Okay; I give up on the documentation. Maybe someone on the list can help. I think you are too hasty about it. In general, documantation is not easy to read and understand, but it is a great source for help. As for your problem: 1) Check Debian's FAQ-O-MATIC. I don't know what it has but I

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-18 Thread john
Kent West writes: I just tried 115200 per your suggestion. The modem did not respond in any way. So I tried 38400, and the modem dials. So I guess the fast speed just couldn't handshake with the slow modem. 57600 is probably the fastest speed your 14.4 modem can handle. -- John Hasler [EMAIL

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-18 Thread john
Kent West writes: I changed the speed in /etc/ppp/peers/provider from 115000 to 14400. Try 38400. It should work and will give you better throughput. I still can't ping anything,... What does your 'plog' output look like new? Do you have your ISP's DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf? -- John

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-18 Thread Jack Kern
On Thu, Sep 17, 1998 at 02:27:21PM -0500, Kent West wrote: At 10:03 AM 9/17/1998 -0700, you wrote: I've been reading the thread so it seems that you were trying this as root (ie, no file permissions problems). What speed did you set the serial port to in chatscript? Mine is 115200 (to a 28.8

How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
Okay; I give up on the documentation. Maybe someone on the list can help. I've got a minimal Debian 2.0 system up and running (base install from the floppies and that's it). I've run pppconfig and told it to create a connection named bub. I haven't found any documentation that tells me how to use

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread john
Kent West writes: I've got a minimal Debian 2.0 system up and running (base install from the floppies and that's it). I've run pppconfig and told it to create a connection named bub. I haven't found any documentation that tells me how to use this connection. 'pon bub' . This is a bug in the

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Jack Kern
On Wed, Sep 16, 1998 at 08:11:51PM -0500, Kent West wrote: Okay; I give up on the documentation. Maybe someone on the list can help. I've got a minimal Debian 2.0 system up and running (base install from the floppies and that's it). I've run pppconfig and told it to create a connection named

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 11:34 PM 9/16/1998 -0300, you wrote: On Wed, Sep 16, 1998 at 08:11:51PM -0500, Kent West wrote: Okay; I give up on the documentation. Maybe someone on the list can help. I've got a minimal Debian 2.0 system up and running (base install from the floppies and that's it). I've run pppconfig

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 09:22 PM 9/16/1998 -0500, you wrote: Kent West writes: I've got a minimal Debian 2.0 system up and running (base install from the floppies and that's it). I've run pppconfig and told it to create a connection named bub. I haven't found any documentation that tells me how to use this

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Jack Kern
On Wed, Sep 16, 1998 at 10:13:35PM -0500, Kent West wrote: At 11:34 PM 9/16/1998 -0300, you wrote: On Wed, Sep 16, 1998 at 08:11:51PM -0500, Kent West wrote: Okay; I give up on the documentation. Maybe someone on the list can help. [...] provider files aren't properly configured - it gives

How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kenneth Scharf
1: the documentation for ppp is in the man pages, which you probably have not installed? 2: the correct way to start ppp is 'pon connect-name' where connect-name is the name of the service you gave when you ran pppconfig. 3. I seem to have a similar problem. The mystery became clear when I

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 05:34 AM 9/17/1998 -0700, you wrote: 1: the documentation for ppp is in the man pages, which you probably have not installed? Correct; I don't yet have the man pages installed. 2: the correct way to start ppp is 'pon connect-name' where connect-name is the name of the service you gave when

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
I've just discovered the chat command (I'm a newbie). I can echo a command from the prompt to the modem, but when I try chat ATZ OK ATDT(phonenum) the system sits for a while displaying ATZ and then just returns me to the prompt. As mentioned below, apparently the echo command from the prompt

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Nils Rennebarth
On Thu, Sep 17, 1998 at 08:19:08AM -0500, Kent West wrote: I've just discovered the chat command (I'm a newbie). I can echo a command from the prompt to the modem, but when I try chat ATZ OK ATDT(phonenum) the system sits for a while displaying ATZ and then just returns me to the prompt. A

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 07:40 AM 9/17/1998 -0500, you wrote: expect (OK) alarm Failed Your modem is not responding to the ATZ command with OK. Are you certain that your modem is on

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread john
Kent West writes: I've just discovered the chat command (I'm a newbie). I can echo a command from the prompt to the modem, but when I try chat ATZ OK ATDT(phonenum) the system sits for a while displaying ATZ and then just returns me to the prompt. As mentioned below, apparently the echo

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread john
Kent West writes: It's almost as if the echo ATDT command at the prompt sees the modem, but the ppp stuff does not see the modem. I think the modem is receiving what is sent to /dev/ttyS1 whether it comes from the console or from pppd, but does not respond to 'ATZ' with 'OK'. Try connecting

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread john
Nils writes: A lot of modems need a lot of time after a ATZ command and get confused when they receive anything in this period of time. Try to let chat wait a while after issuing the ATZ. When he types in a chat command on the command line the modem does not get involved at all: see my

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 12:45 PM 9/17/1998 -0500, you wrote: Kent West writes: I've just discovered the chat command (I'm a newbie). I can echo a command from the prompt to the modem, but when I try chat ATZ OK ATDT(phonenum) the system sits for a while displaying ATZ and then just returns me to the prompt. As

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 10:03 AM 9/17/1998 -0700, you wrote: I've been reading the thread so it seems that you were trying this as root (ie, no file permissions problems). What speed did you set the serial port to in chatscript? Mine is 115200 (to a 28.8 modem external). What modem? (internal/external, brand?).

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Peter Iannarelli
-Original Message- From: Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Kenneth Scharf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 2:28 PM Subject: Re: How to start PPP? At 10:03 AM 9/17/1998 -0700, you wrote: I've been reading

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
Oh, and thanks to everyone else who helped also, not just Kenneth! At 02:27 PM 9/17/1998 -0500, you wrote: At 10:03 AM 9/17/1998 -0700, you wrote: I've been reading the thread so it seems that you were trying this as root (ie, no file permissions problems). What speed did you set the serial port

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
At 03:38 PM 9/17/1998 -0500, you wrote: 115000 is not a valid baud rate -- try 115200. I just tried 115200 per your suggestion. The modem did not respond in any way. So I tried 38400, and the modem dials. So I guess the fast speed just couldn't handshake with the slow modem.

Re: How to start PPP?

1998-09-17 Thread Kent West
PROTECTED] To: Peter Iannarelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 2:59 PM Subject: Re: How to start PPP? At 03:38 PM 9/17/1998 -0500, you wrote: 115000 is not a valid baud rate -- try 115200. I just tried 115200 per your