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Is there anyone using RH 5.0 who has managed to set up a working PPP
connection to an ISP?

Please give us some clues!

Mailing lists and Newsgroups are crammed with RH 5.0 PPP probs. Makes
you wonder does the thing work at all?

Rik

--
                                Nico Garcia

<PGP is obviously a good idea: look at who objects to it.>

There is a very clear HOWTO on the subject in the /usr/doc/HOWTO/
directory.

You could also download the ezppp program, or use the netcfg tool that
comes with RedHat.  Perhaps if you told us what steps you had taken,
what _exactly_ went wrong, and what kind of error messages you got from
/var/log/messages then we could provide more help on your problem!

e-mail me with more info and I'll be glad to help.
--
Mark McCoy -- Proud to run RedHat Linux since February 1996
at work I am:   mcking  at  cajunbro com
at home I am:   mcking  at  flash    net
at school I am: mmccoy  at  ringer   utsa   edu

Quote:> I'm using it right now. I'm also editing some web notes for HylaFAX: a
> simple "How-to" for RedHat and typical installations is next, as part
> of that.

R.

Quote:> e-mail me with more info and I'll be glad to help.

This is what I get when dialling manually using minicom:

Welcome to Worldonline

login: rgosens
Password: my_password
protocol Wol > PPP
 Entering PPP Mode.
 IP address is 195.241.140.125
 MTU is 1524.

I tried using the Xwindows Network Configuration tool. "[A] few clicks of a
mouse" should give me a working networking interface, the manual said.
Right.

This is /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0:

PERSIST=no
DEFROUTE=yes
ONBOOT=no
INITSTRING=ATZ
MODEMPORT=/dev/modem
LINESPEED=115200
ESCAPECHARS=no
DEFABORT=yes
HARDFLOWCTL=yes
DEVICE=ppp0
PPPOPTIONS=
DEBUG=yes
PAPNAME=
REMIP=
IPADDR=
BOOTPROTO=none
MTU=
MRU=
DISCONNECTTIMEOUT=
RETRYTIMEOUT=
USERCTL=no

This is the syslog it produces:

Apr 12 06:32:41 localhost ifup-ppp: pppd started for ppp0 on /dev/modem at
115200
Apr 12 06:32:42 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the
University of California
Apr 12 06:32:42 localhost kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
allocation)
Apr 12 06:32:42 localhost kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Apr 12 06:32:42 localhost kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Apr 12 06:32:42 localhost kernel: registered device ppp0
Apr 12 06:32:42 localhost pppd[371]: pppd 2.3.3 started by root, uid 0
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: abort on (BUSY)
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: abort on (ERROR)
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: abort on (Invalid Login)
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: abort on (Login incorrect)
Apr 12 06:32:43 localhost chat[376]: send (ATZ^M)
Apr 12 06:32:44 localhost chat[376]: expect (OK)
Apr 12 06:33:02 localhost chat[376]: ATZ^M^M
Apr 12 06:33:02 localhost chat[376]: OK
Apr 12 06:33:02 localhost chat[376]:  -- got it
Apr 12 06:33:02 localhost chat[376]: send (ATDT3608100^M)
Apr 12 06:33:03 localhost chat[376]: expect (CONNECT)
Apr 12 06:33:03 localhost chat[376]: ^M
Apr 12 06:33:42 localhost chat[376]: ATDT3608100^M
Apr 12 06:33:42 localhost chat[376]: CONNECT
Apr 12 06:33:42 localhost chat[376]:  -- got it
Apr 12 06:33:42 localhost chat[376]: send (^M)
Apr 12 06:33:42 localhost chat[376]: expect (ogin:)
Apr 12 06:33:52 localhost chat[376]:  115200^M
Apr 12 06:33:52 localhost chat[376]:
Apr 12 06:34:02 localhost last message repeated 23 times
Apr 12 06:34:22 localhost chat[376]: Welcome to World Online^M
Apr 12 06:34:22 localhost chat[376]: ^M
Apr 12 06:34:22 localhost chat[376]: ^M
Apr 12 06:34:22 localhost chat[376]: login:
Apr 12 06:34:22 localhost chat[376]:  -- got it
Apr 12 06:34:22 localhost chat[376]: send (rgosens^M)
Apr 12 06:34:23 localhost chat[376]: expect (ord:)
Apr 12 06:34:42 localhost kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully
unregistered
Apr 12 06:34:42 localhost chat[376]:  rgosens^M
Apr 12 06:34:52 localhost chat[376]: Password:
Apr 12 06:34:52 localhost chat[376]:  -- got it
Apr 12 06:34:52 localhost chat[376]: send (my_password^M)
Apr 12 06:34:53 localhost chat[376]: expect (Wol >)
Apr 12 06:35:12 localhost chat[376]:  ^M
Apr 12 06:35:12 localhost chat[376]: protocol Wol >
Apr 12 06:35:12 localhost chat[376]:  -- got it
Apr 12 06:35:12 localhost chat[376]: send (PPP^M)
Apr 12 06:35:13 localhost pppd[371]: Serial connection established.
Apr 12 06:35:14 localhost kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
allocation)
Apr 12 06:35:14 localhost kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Apr 12 06:35:14 localhost kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Apr 12 06:35:22 localhost kernel: registered device ppp0
Apr 12 06:35:22 localhost pppd[371]: Using interface ppp0
Apr 12 06:35:22 localhost pppd[371]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Apr 12 06:35:53 localhost pppd[371]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Apr 12 06:35:53 localhost pppd[371]: Connection terminated.
Apr 12 06:35:53 localhost pppd[371]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit
clean:
Apr 12 06:35:53 localhost pppd[371]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
Apr 12 06:36:24 localhost pppd[371]: Exit

Then the command line way. Here are the files:

/etc/ppp/options:

connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/ppp/chatfile"
/dev/cua3
38400
-d
-detach
modem
crtscts
defaultroute
asyncmap 00000000

/etc/ppp/chatfile:

""           ATDT3608100
CONNECT     ""
ogin:--ogin:    rgosens
assword:        my_password
rotocol Wol >   PPP

This is even less productive. Here's the syslog:

Apr 12 20:21:10 localhost pppd[367]: pppd 2.3.3 started by root, uid 0
Apr 12 20:23:09 localhost kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully
unregistered
Apr 12 20:23:20 localhost pppd[367]: Serial connection established.
Apr 12 20:23:21 localhost kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
allocation)
Apr 12 20:23:21 localhost kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Apr 12 20:23:21 localhost kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Apr 12 20:23:30 localhost kernel: registered device ppp0
Apr 12 20:23:30 localhost pppd[367]: Using interface ppp0
Apr 12 20:23:30 localhost pppd[367]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua3
Apr 12 20:24:00 localhost pppd[367]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Apr 12 20:24:00 localhost pppd[367]: Connection terminated.
Apr 12 20:24:00 localhost pppd[367]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit
clean:
Apr 12 20:24:00 localhost pppd[367]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
Apr 12 20:24:31 localhost pppd[367]: Exit.

Get the straight jacket out. It's turnin' me kookoo.

R.

Yes, it does work.  I am using it.  Currently fussing with the
firewall stuff so all my other machines can browse, but the Linux
machine is fine.

Practice your debugging 101 skills :-).

1) Make sure your modem is not conflicting with anything.  This means
procinfo, and some poking in /proc, and /var/log/messages.  And maybe
some work with isapnp and setserial.  May mean buying a 'real' modem.

2) Make sure the modem responds.  This means minicom.  I've seen
people complain that it doesn't work and they've never even checked to
see if they can get an "OK" back from the modem.

3) Dial your ISP manually and see what he does.  This means minicom
some more.  Or open a terminal window with W95 DUN and watch what goes
on.

4) NOW try to set up the PPP stuff that folks are troubled with.  I've
had good success with Linuxconf.

Quote:>Is there anyone using RH 5.0 who has managed to set up a working PPP
>connection to an ISP?

>Please give us some clues!

>Mailing lists and Newsgroups are crammed with RH 5.0 PPP probs. Makes
>you wonder does the thing work at all?

>Rik