Re: [PLUG] RH PPP Failed to deactivate interface message

[Naresh Reddy <nyg102@psu.edu>]

Sam,

Check out wvdial (http://open.nit.ca/). I use it and I have no problems.
To answer your question(s). I am really not sure, what is happening to
your dialer or modem.

Goodluck
Naresh


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Naresh Reddy
nyg102@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/nyg102
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, Sam Hunting wrote:

> Probably a newbie's question, but red hat, google, and the books don't
> help.
>
> I seem to get the RH PPP "Failed to deactivate interface" (or,
> alternatively, to "activate") randomly. At least I haven't been able to
> reproduce it, and the logs in /var/messages aren't helpful to me.
> Perhaps the GUI has somehow gotten out of synch with a lock?
>
> Can someone tell me:
>
> 1. What the message means
>
> 2. Suggest a remedy, like
>
> a. Bypassing the GUI by calling the dialup script from the command line
> (how) or
>
> b. Installing a better dialer?
>
> c. Unlocking the relevant file?
>
> Many thanks...
>
> S.
>
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