Shaul Karl wrote: > > All, > > > > Thanks for the help so far. I finally got a chance to work some more on > > this, and I have had partial success. To make sure everything was in a > > proper state I removed the ppp package and /etc/ppp and then reinstalled > > the package. Then I ran pppconfig to get things set up. But no luck. > > > > Using > > > > pon <scriptname> > > > > actually gets the modem to dial and things look pretty good in the log, > > I get all the stuff I expect based on comparing the log file with the > > RedHat distribution that works. THen I actually get a connection but > > then I get a SIGHUP that I have no clue where it could be coming from. > > The details are in the snippet below. > > > > chat[490]: CONNECT > > chat[490]: -- got it > > chat[490]: send (\d) > > pppd[489]: Serial connection established. > > pppd[489]: Using interface ppp0 > > pppd[489]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1 > > pppd[489]: Hangup (SIGHUP) > > pppd[489]: Modem hangup > > pppd[489]: Connection terminated. > > pppd[489]: Exit. > > > > Thus, the question of the day is why is the modem hanging up? > > > > A snippet from the RedHat log file looks like this. > > > > chat[846]: CONNECT > > chat[846]: -- got it > > chat[846]: send (\d) > > pppd[662]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem > > pppd[662]: Local IP address changed to 209.244.134.226 > > pppd[662]: Remote IP address changed to 209.247.23.241 > > > > When using pppconfig I selected DHCP for dynamic IP-addresses. I also > > tried setting "ipcp-accept-remote" and "ipcp-accept-local" which > > according to the man page for pppd allow the resetting of the > > ip-addresses according to the server (peer). Anyway, from the log > > comparison it looks like the changing of the ip-addresses is the only > > thing missing and/or failing. > > > > I am not sure whether you need DHCP. What other options are there?
I do need DHCP, my ISP does not support static addresses. Then again I don't think anybody does for dial up accounts. > > What RedHat's file has? > What is the output of plog? I did another comparison and got it to work. I can get connected now. It appears that I am now having trouble with the firwall, nothing appears to be getting in. Do you have any idea what scripts I am looking for? Thanks, Robert > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > I have not made any progress on my ethernet problem. I still get the > > message > > > > Packet log: input DENY eth0 PROTO=17 192.168.1.2:138 192.168.255.255:138 > > L=205 S=0x00 I=17003 F=0x0000 T=128 (#6) > > > > and on exit > > > > device eth0 left promiscuous mode > > > > Whatever these messages might mean. I can ping the machine, thus the > > ethernet card appears to work. > > > > Help is much appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Robert > > > > -- > > Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] LINUX > > > > > > > > -- > > Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > > Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU [EMAIL PROTECTED] LINUX
