I changed some permissions but it didn't fix the problem. I did notice that pon highstream.net doesn't produce anything-no modem dial. kppp does get the modem to dial. The following output is too long and I didn't know what might be relevent.
deblnx:~# ls -l /etc/resolv.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Oct 13 12:40 /etc/resolv.conf deblnx:~# chmod ug+x /etc/resolv.conf deblnx:~# ls -l /etc/resolv.conf -rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 0 Oct 13 12:40 /etc/resolv.conf deblnx:~# deblnx:/home/john# ls -l /etc/ppp/ip-up.d total 24 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 963 Oct 13 12:39 000usepeerdns -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2460 Oct 13 12:41 0dns-up -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 825 Oct 13 12:43 1wwwoffle -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 86 Oct 13 12:44 exim -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 241 Oct 13 23:55 fetchmail -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 225 Oct 13 23:55 leafnode deblnx:~# plog Oct 13 23:56:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x1 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:56:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x1 magic=0x0] deblnx:~# Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: pppd 2.4.1 started by john, uid 1000 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: using channel 2 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: Using interface ppp0 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS4 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2b891f2c> <pcomp> <accomp>] Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp> <mrru 1524> <endpoint [MAC:00:c0:7b:8c:49:a0]> < 1b 04 02 02>] Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <mrru 1524> < 1b 04 02 02>] Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2b891f2c> <pcomp> <accomp>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint [MAC:00:c0:7b:8c:49:a0]>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint [MAC:00:c0:7b:8c:49:a0]>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 <6b9e1e8907285609339c18c00a53f6ca>, name = "nas1.alb1.Level3.net"] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [CHAP Response id=0x1 <af93ef15e6bb745e4c26f5e560383cb3>, name = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x1 "\000"] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Remote message: ^@ Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 63.215.27.33>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 63.215.27.33>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x3 80 fd 01 01 00 0f 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 67.75.62.224> <ms-dns1 209.244.0.3> <ms-dns3 209.244.0.4>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 67.75.62.224> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 209.244.0.3> <ms-dns3 209.244.0.4>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 67.75.62.224> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 209.244.0.3> <ms-dns3 209.244.0.4>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: not replacing existing default route to tap0 [0.0.0.0] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: local IP address 67.75.62.224 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: remote IP address 63.215.27.33 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: primary DNS address 209.244.0.3 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: secondary DNS address 209.244.0.4 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 1343) Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 1343), status = 0x1 Oct 13 23:56:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x1 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:56:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x1 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:57:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x2 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:57:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x2 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:57:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x3 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:57:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x3 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:58:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x4 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:58:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x4 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:58:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x5 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:58:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x5 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:59:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x6 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:59:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x6 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:59:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x7 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:59:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x7 magic=0x0] Oct 14 00:00:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x8 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 14 00:00:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x8 magic=0x0] Oct 14 00:00:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x9 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 14 00:00:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x9 magic=0x0] Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Terminating on signal 15. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 1486) Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"] Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid 1486), status = 0x0 Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2] Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Connection terminated. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Connect time 4.6 minutes. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Sent 87 bytes, received 5518 bytes. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Exit.Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: pppd 2.4.1 started by john, uid 1000 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: using channel 2 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: Using interface ppp0 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS4 Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2b891f2c> <pcomp> <accomp>] Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp> <mrru 1524> <endpoint [MAC:00:c0:7b:8c:49:a0]> < 1b 04 02 02>] Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <mrru 1524> < 1b 04 02 02>] Oct 13 23:56:28 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2b891f2c> <pcomp> <accomp>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint [MAC:00:c0:7b:8c:49:a0]>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint [MAC:00:c0:7b:8c:49:a0]>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 <6b9e1e8907285609339c18c00a53f6ca>, name = "nas1.alb1.Level3.net"] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [CHAP Response id=0x1 <af93ef15e6bb745e4c26f5e560383cb3>, name = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x1 "\000"] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Remote message: ^@ Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 63.215.27.33>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 63.215.27.33>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x3 80 fd 01 01 00 0f 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 67.75.62.224> <ms-dns1 209.244.0.3> <ms-dns3 209.244.0.4>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 67.75.62.224> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 209.244.0.3> <ms-dns3 209.244.0.4>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 67.75.62.224> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 209.244.0.3> <ms-dns3 209.244.0.4>] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: not replacing existing default route to tap0 [0.0.0.0] Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: local IP address 67.75.62.224 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: remote IP address 63.215.27.33 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: primary DNS address 209.244.0.3 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: secondary DNS address 209.244.0.4 Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 1343) Oct 13 23:56:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 1343), status = 0x1 Oct 13 23:56:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x1 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:56:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x1 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:57:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x2 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:57:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x2 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:57:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x3 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:57:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x3 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:58:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x4 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:58:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x4 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:58:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x5 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:58:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x5 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:59:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x6 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:59:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x6 magic=0x0] Oct 13 23:59:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x7 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 13 23:59:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x7 magic=0x0] Oct 14 00:00:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x8 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 14 00:00:29 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x8 magic=0x0] Oct 14 00:00:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x9 magic=0x2b891f2c] Oct 14 00:00:59 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x9 magic=0x0] Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Terminating on signal 15. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 1486) Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"] Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid 1486), status = 0x0 Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2] Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Connection terminated. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Connect time 4.6 minutes. Oct 14 00:01:01 deblnx pppd[1302]: Sent 87 bytes, received 5518 bytes. 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