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Re: [PLUG] Re: ppp trouble
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Make sure you have ppp compiled into the kernel, and when pppd disconnects
it should tell you an error code. You can find more info about the error
code by 'man pppd'.
Goodluck
Happy Holidays
Naresh
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, John Lavin wrote:
> Sorry about the html e-mail. Damn K Mail. I really have to read that Mutt
> manual I downloaded...
>
> ---
> OK - installed the wvdial rpm and ran wvdialconf, changed phone#, user and
> password. I am able to log in at which point, I'm at a shell prompt. wvdial
> attempts the command "ppp":
>
> --> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
> ppp
> bash: ppp: command not found
>
> ... and then attempts to start pppd. Shortly thereafter the daemon dies and
> wvdial attempts a redial. I suspected authentication. Authentication is PAP
> and I reviewed the PPP HOWTO on this - edited my /etc/ppp/options file to
> include the following line:
> +pap
>
> in pap-secrets I have this line:
> jlavin * password
>
> Not connecting via wvdial. What else should I check? Shall I send output?
>
> thx,
> -john
>
> --------------------
> LeRoy-
>
> ppp0 is there and working using kppp:
>
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:192.190.237.221 P-t-P:192.190.237.109
> Mask:255.255.255.255 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST
> MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:25 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:26 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> RX bytes:4255 (4.1 Kb) TX bytes:1307 (1.2 Kb)
>
> On Sunday 30 December 2001 09:52, LeRoy Cressy wrote:
> > why not do an ifconfig to find out what devices youh are utilizing and
> > what the address is. ifconfig is usually stored in /sbin so you will
> > have to use the complete path as shown:
>
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