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hello   just installed slackware 3.0 linux by ftp and am having quite a hard time connecting
tomy isp/was wondering if anybody out there who knows linux's insane config for ppp
 could help me out...  heres the shell script im trying to use
it connects then just dies in about 2 seconds(i get a screen full of garbage
and pppd never detachs)

#!/bin/bash

PHONE="462-1636"
LOGIN="lip"
PASSWD=""
PORT="/dev/cua3"

if [ "$PASSWD"=""
  then
  stty -echo
  echo -e "enter password"
  read PASSWD
  stty echo
fi
export PASSWD

pppd connect 'chat "" ATDT '$PHONE' ogin:  '$LOGIN' word: '$PASSWD
$PORT mtu 1500 debug lock modem crtscts defaultroute

heres my rc.inet1 file

HOSTNAME=`cat /etc/HOSTNAME`

# Attach the loopback device.
/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
/sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0

IPADDR="198.70.177.122"      
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
NETWORK="198.70.177.0"        
BROADCAST="198.70.177.255"<----    (what is this address?)?????

#GATEWAY="198.70.177.253"    

# /sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST}
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} broadcast ${BROADCAST} netmask ${NETMASK}
# /sbin/ifconfig  eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK}

/sbin/route add -net ${NETWORK} netmask ${NETMASK}
/sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} metric 1

# End of rc.inet1

all my nameservers are defined corretly

if anybody can help me out or point me in the right direction id appreciate it

thanks  sid lipkin

: hello   just installed slackware 3.0 linux by ftp and am having quite a hard time connecting
: tomy isp/was wondering if anybody out there who knows linux's insane config for ppp
:  could help me out...  heres the shell script im trying to use
: it connects then just dies in about 2 seconds(i get a screen full of garbage
: and pppd never detachs)

: #!/bin/bash

: PHONE="462-1636"
: LOGIN="lip"
: PASSWD=""
: PORT="/dev/cua3"

: if [ "$PASSWD"=""
:   then
:   stty -echo
:   echo -e "enter password"
:   read PASSWD
:   stty echo
: fi
: export PASSWD

: pppd connect 'chat "" ATDT '$PHONE' ogin:  '$LOGIN' word: '$PASSWD
: $PORT mtu 1500 debug lock modem crtscts defaultroute

Don't mean to sound ugly, but this is way too complicated to ever work well.
I use the following script to start a ppp session:

/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/cua0 38400 connect 'chat -f clarknet.chat' crtscts\
defaultroute

clarknet.chat is a short chat script:

"" ^M~ATZ^M~\r\p "" ATX0&K3\r\p "" ATDT9950271 name:-BREAK-name: alan_s\
sword: nunyabiznis 8):-BREAK-8): 4

This works great, without all the environment variables, etc.

: heres my rc.inet1 file
(snip)

:                      
: #GATEWAY="198.70.177.253"  

This will not work. Do not specify a gateway for ppp access. Just be sure
the nameservers are OK, and you will find your way around.
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