Hi,
If you plan to use ADSL all the time, comment out "idle" parameter
in /etc/ppp/options file.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Haim Gelfenbeyn
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:24 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: ADSL problem
>
>
> Well,
> I've seen similar problems actually. This is why I created my ADSL
> auto-reconnect script. What I saw is that sometimes the connection
> wasn't established, and I need to re-connect several times until it
> was up properly. I don't think this is pppd problem, what I saw is
> that pppd times out and exits. Sometimes connection simply dies (modem
> remains synchronized, but pppd exits due to lack of lcp-echo-reply),
> and it takes 10 tries or more to bring it back. Since the reconnection
> is automatic and always succeeds, sooner or later, I don't worry about
> it much. I connect to different ISP then Solomon, so I think the
> problem is on Bezeq's side.
>
> My system:
>
> RedHat 7.0 with all the patches, etc. and 2.4.2 kernel, pppd 2.4.0.
> Orkit ATUR3 ADSL modem connected to Barak.
> My ADSL auto-reconnect script
> (http://www.hageltech.com/download/adsl-connect-0.1.tar.gz)
>
> Haim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:57 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: ADSL problem
> >
> >
> > As I write this I've been on-line for about an hour without
> > PPP dying so maybe
> > whatever was wrong has **solved itself**. I didn't do
> > anything to solve the
> > problem - but then again, an hour is still not enough time
> > to know if the
> > problem is gone :-). I've added a part of the log at the
> > end of this message.
> >
> >
> > On 12-Apr-2001 mulix wrote:
> > > it is not my intention to open an ISP flame war, but if
> > your ISP is so
> > > ignorant of linux, why don't you switch to a
> > linux-friendly ISP? (i'm
> > > not going to recommend one, just take a quick look at my
> > mail headers).
> > I don't think we should need a **linux-friendly ISP**.
> > Until now, it hasn't
> > made any difference to me who my ISP is. The same was true
> > of my dial-up ISP,
> > who knew nothing about LINUX. I had very few problems with
> > either until now.
> > The truth is, that I don't think the ISPs are WINDOWS
> > friendly either since I've
> > heard many stories of Windows users being told the
> > **solution** to a problem is
> > to re-install Windows. In any case, the reason I chose my
> > ISP is MONEY - If I'm
> > not mistaken, you pay three times what I do per month!!! (I
> > pay 99 shekels and
> > will get two months free after the first 10).
> >
> >
> > > ppp doesn't start points to a configuration problem on
> > your machine.
> > That would be logical if it was a situation where it never
> > started, but in my
> > case it sometimes does (and dies after a few minutes) and
> > sometimes won't start
> > at all. Turning the ALCATEL modem off and on again
> > **sometimes** helps - but
> > not always.
> >
> > > there is no such things as no error messages! are you sure you are
> > > giving ppp the debug command line option? if yes,
> > compile it again and
> > > make sure you have debugging enabled.
> > I'm running the compiled version of PPTP (acording to the
> > HOWTO instructions),
> > but I never compiled pppd - I'm using it as installed on
> > Mandrake 7.2 and it
> > does write to /var/log/syslog. I also get debug messages,
> > from pptp but:
> > 1 - When PPP does start, the messages are normal and I get
> > no message when it
> > dies.
> > 2 - When PPP doesn't start, I get the same debug messages
> > as usual. The only
> > difference is that I don't get the warning message that I
> > usually get. I have
> > no idea what this warning message is, but I do get it every
> > time I connect, so I
> > assume it's normal:
> > warn[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:239]: discarding out-of-order
> >
> > To summarize, when I run a script to connect (called
> > myisrasrvsolomon) I get the
> > following when the connection is successful:
> >
> > [root@shlomo1 /root]# myisrasrvsolomon
> > starting ADSL on Israsrv - solomon
> > (unknown)[1760]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:538]: Client
> > connection established.
> > (unknown)[1760]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:644]: Outgoing call
> > established.
> > [root@shlomo1 /root]# warn[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:239]:
> > discarding out-of-order
> >
> >
> > I get the following when PPP doesn't come up.
> >
> >
> > [root@shlomo1 /root]# myisrasrvsolomon
> > starting ADSL on Israsrv - solomon
> > (unknown)[2508]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:538]: Client
> > connection established.
> > (unknown)[2508]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:644]: Outgoing call
> > established.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > As far as logs are concerned, here's a sample of
> > /var/log/syslog when I
> > tried to connect unsuccessfully a few times. I turned the
> > ALCATEL off and on
> > again a few times and finally was able to connect - see the
> > log entries
> > starting at Apr 12 15:41:24 - I added a line of ******
> > to make it easier to
> > find.
> >
> > These line look **strange** to me but I don't know what they mean:
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <magic 0x787197a3> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:25:40 shlomo1 last message repeated 9 times
> > Apr 12 15:25:43 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: LCP: timeout sending
> > Config-Requests
> >
> >
> >
> > I was not able to find anything in the log at the times
> > when PPP died, but
> > that's probably because I don't remember at exactly what
> > time it happened and I
> > have so many PPPD messages in the log that I don't know
> > which are **crashes**
> > and which are disconnects that I did by killing PPTP. I'll
> > try to find log
> > messages if it happens again.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Apr 12 15:24:00 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: pppd 2.4.0 started by
> > root, uid 0
> > Apr 12 15:24:00 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: Using interface ppp0
> > Apr 12 15:24:00 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttya0
> > Apr 12 15:24:00 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: Warning - secret file
> > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> > has world and/or group access
> > Apr 12 15:24:00 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <magic 0x239602d5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:24:27 shlomo1 last message repeated 9 times
> > Apr 12 15:24:30 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: LCP: timeout sending
> > Config-Requests
> > Apr 12 15:24:30 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: Connection terminated.
> > Apr 12 15:24:31 shlomo1 pppd[2487]: Exit.
> > Apr 12 15:24:32 shlomo1 named[689]: ns_forw:
> > sendto([192.203.230.10].53):
> > Network is unreachable
> > Apr 12 15:24:49 shlomo1 (unknown)[2483]:
> > log[pptp_conn_close:pptp_ctrl.c:282]:
> > Closing PPTP connection
> > Apr 12 15:25:11 shlomo1 (unknown)[2508]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:538]: Client
> > connection established.
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 (unknown)[2508]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:644]: Outgoing
> > call established.
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate
> > module char-major-108
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: pppd 2.4.0 started by
> > root, uid 0
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: Using interface ppp0
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttya0
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: Warning - secret file
> > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> > has world and/or group access
> > Apr 12 15:25:12 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <magic 0x787197a3> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:25:40 shlomo1 last message repeated 9 times
> > Apr 12 15:25:43 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: LCP: timeout sending
> > Config-Requests
> > Apr 12 15:25:43 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: Connection terminated.
> > Apr 12 15:25:44 shlomo1 pppd[2511]: Exit.
> > Apr 12 15:27:42 shlomo1 (unknown)[2508]:
> > log[pptp_conn_close:pptp_ctrl.c:282]:
> > Closing PPTP connection
> > Apr 12 15:27:52 shlomo1 (unknown)[2520]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:538]: Client
> > connection established.
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 (unknown)[2520]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:644]: Outgoing
> > call established.
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate
> > module char-major-108
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: pppd 2.4.0 started by
> > root, uid 0
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: Using interface ppp0
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttya0
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: Warning - secret file
> > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> > has world and/or group access
> > Apr 12 15:27:53 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <magic 0xa458bf8a> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:28:20 shlomo1 last message repeated 9 times
> > Apr 12 15:28:23 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: LCP: timeout sending
> > Config-Requests
> > Apr 12 15:28:23 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: Connection terminated.
> > Apr 12 15:28:24 shlomo1 pppd[2523]: Exit.
> > Apr 12 15:29:50 shlomo1 (unknown)[2520]:
> > log[pptp_conn_close:pptp_ctrl.c:282]:
> > Closing PPTP connection
> > Apr 12 15:30:00 shlomo1 CROND[2537]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as)
> > Apr 12 15:33:12 shlomo1 postfix/smtpd[2543]: connect from
> > localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
> > Apr 12 15:33:12 shlomo1 postfix/smtpd[2543]: disconnect from
> > localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
> > Apr 12 15:40:00 shlomo1 CROND[2557]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as)
> > Apr 12 15:40:00 shlomo1 kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline
> > successfully
> > unregistered
> >
> >
> > ******************************
> >
> >
> > Apr 12 15:41:24 shlomo1 (unknown)[2564]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:538]: Client
> > connection established.
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 (unknown)[2564]:
> > log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:644]: Outgoing
> > call established.
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate
> > module char-major-108
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989
> > Regents of the
> > University of California
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 kernel: PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling)
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 kernel: registered device ppp0
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: pppd 2.4.0 started by
> > root, uid 0
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: Using interface ppp0
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttya0
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: Warning - secret file
> > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> > has world and/or group access
> > Apr 12 15:41:25 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <magic 0xb88de9b6> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:28 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <magic 0xb88de9b6> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:28 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP ConfRej
> > id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
> > <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:28 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x2 <magic 0xb88de9b6>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:28 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck
> > id=0x2 <magic 0xb88de9b6>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:31 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0x2 <magic 0xb88de9b6>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:31 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck
> > id=0x2 <magic 0xb88de9b6>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:31 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq
> > id=0xdd <mru 1500> <auth
> > pap> <magic 0x1cfee61>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:31 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP ConfAck
> > id=0xdd <mru 1500> <auth
> > pap> <magic 0x1cfee61>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:31 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: Warning - secret file
> > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> > has world and/or group access
> > Apr 12 15:41:31 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1
> > user="solomon@IIsrasrv" password=<hidden>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x1 ""]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [IPCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0>
> > <compress VJ 0f 01>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 kernel: PPP BSD Compression module
> > registered
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 kernel: PPP Deflate Compression
> > module registered
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [CCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <deflate 15>
> > <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP EchoReq
> > id=0x0 magic=0x1cfee61]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP EchoRep
> > id=0x0 magic=0xb88de9b6]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x44 <addr
> > 192.117.196.1>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x44 <addr
> > 192.117.196.1>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:34 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej
> > id=0xde 80 fd 01 01 00 0f
> > 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [IPCP ConfReq
> > id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0>
> > <compress VJ 0f 01>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [IPCP ConfRej
> > id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f
> > 01>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [IPCP ConfReq
> > id=0x2 <addr 0.0.0.0>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x2 <addr
> > 192.117.196.104>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <addr
> > 192.117.196.104>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x44 <addr
> > 192.117.196.1>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x44 <addr
> > 192.117.196.1>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x3 <addr
> > 192.117.196.104>]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: local IP address
> > 192.117.196.104
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: remote IP address 192.117.196.1
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up
> > started (pid 2571)
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP EchoReq
> > id=0x0 magic=0x1cfee61]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP EchoRep
> > id=0x0 magic=0xb88de9b6]
> > Apr 12 15:41:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up
> > finished (pid 2571),
> > status = 0x0
> > Apr 12 15:43:13 shlomo1 postfix/smtpd[2596]: connect from
> > localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
> > Apr 12 15:43:13 shlomo1 postfix/smtpd[2596]: disconnect from
> > localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
> > Apr 12 15:46:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP EchoReq
> > id=0x1 magic=0x1cfee61]
> > Apr 12 15:46:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP EchoRep
> > id=0x1 magic=0xb88de9b6]
> > Apr 12 15:50:00 shlomo1 CROND[2611]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as)
> > Apr 12 15:51:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: rcvd [LCP EchoReq
> > id=0x2 magic=0x1cfee61]
> > Apr 12 15:51:37 shlomo1 pppd[2568]: sent [LCP EchoRep
> > id=0x2 magic=0xb88de9b6]
> >
> > //-------------------------
> > Shlomo Solomon
> > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://come.to/shlomo.solomon
> > Date: 12-Apr-2001 Time: 16:55:27
> >
> > Message sent by XFMail on a LINUX Mandrake 7.2 machine
> > //-------------------------
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