I have a Trust 56K external modem. It worked fine with MDK8.2 and kppp dialer, still works fine with Windows. Doesn't work with Linux since I upgraded to MDK9.0.
I did not manage to configure the internet access using the control center. Modem dials out and connects but then drops the line after 10 seconds. So I tried with gnome dialer - same result.
I told to myself, these are only front ends, let's try with the command line utilities. Issuing the
#pppd debug call <something>
I see from the syslog that chat reaches the CONNECT state and returns control to the pppd. pppd starts sending LCP ConfigRequests, but gets no answer form the remote and hangs up after 10 retries, with the "serial line not clean" merror message.
The LCP options included in the ConfigRequests sent by the linux ppd are the same that the Windows dialer uses (i.e. async map 0xa0000, protocol compression and address+control field compression), as seen from the windows ppp session log. But for some reason, the ppp on the ISP does not seem to send me the ConfigRequest back when I dial from linux.
I tried the "kdebug 7" on the pppd command line, to see the binary packet content, but I don't get anything more than what I get with the usual "debug" option, so I am not really sure of what packets pppd is generating. Why doesn't this option work as documented? Do I need some form of support in the kernel?
I also tried to install kppp. rpmdrake reports that some sources are missing from the download CD. grrr.
The worst part is that my wife still browses the Internet with Windows, with an ironic smile on her face...
Sorry for the long post, any help gratly appreciated.
raffaele
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