I posted a previous message and have since tried to get PPP working with my ISP's new "Realm Authentication" login procedure, which requires a new login, and DNS settings. I think I almost have it working. But the /var/log/messages file shows the error "Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean: Problem all had bit 7 set to 0"? I am trying to be as thorough as possible with my config information by including excerpts from my message file, my ppp-on script, ppp-on-dialer script, excerpts from my ppp-log file and my resolv.conf file. I guess I need to set to 8 bits and I am not sure how to alter my files to do so. Any help much appreciated! ########## var/log/messages file: Dec 11 00:13:01 localhost chat[12352]: timeout set to 3 seconds Dec 11 00:13:01 localhost chat[12352]: abort on (\nBUSY\r) Dec 11 00:13:01 localhost chat[12352]: abort on (\nNO ANSWER\r) Dec 11 00:13:01 localhost chat[12352]: abort on (\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r) Dec 11 00:13:01 localhost chat[12352]: send (rAT^M) Dec 11 00:13:01 localhost chat[12352]: expect (OK) Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: nAT^M^M Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: OK -- got it Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: send (ATH0^M) Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: timeout set to 30 seconds Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: expect (OK) Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: ^M Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: ATH0^M^M Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: OK -- got it Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: send (ATDT969-9801^M) Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: expect (CONNECT) Dec 11 00:13:02 localhost chat[12352]: ^M Dec 11 00:13:25 localhost chat[12352]: ATDT969-9801^M^M Dec 11 00:13:25 localhost chat[12352]: CONNECT -- got it Dec 11 00:13:25 localhost chat[12352]: send (^M) Dec 11 00:13:25 localhost chat[12352]: expect (Username:) Dec 11 00:13:25 localhost chat[12352]: 38400^M Dec 11 00:13:26 localhost chat[12352]: ^M Dec 11 00:13:26 localhost chat[12352]: ^M Dec 11 00:13:26 localhost chat[12352]: Annex Command Line Interpreter * Copyright (C) 1988, 1999 Bay Networks^M Dec 11 00:13:26 localhost chat[12352]: Checking authorization, Please wait...^M Dec 11 00:13:26 localhost chat[12352]: Username: -- got it Dec 11 00:13:26 localhost chat[12352]: send ([EMAIL PROTECTED]^M) Dec 11 00:13:27 localhost chat[12352]: expect (assword:) Dec 11 00:13:27 localhost chat[12352]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]^M Dec 11 00:13:27 localhost chat[12352]: Password: -- got it Dec 11 00:13:27 localhost chat[12352]: send (xxxxxxx^M) Dec 11 00:13:27 localhost pppd[12345]: Serial connection established. Dec 11 00:13:28 localhost pppd[12345]: Using interface ppp0 Dec 11 00:13:28 localhost pppd[12345]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0 Dec 11 00:13:58 localhost pppd[12345]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Dec 11 00:13:58 localhost pppd[12345]: Connection terminated. Dec 11 00:13:58 localhost pppd[12345]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean: Dec 11 00:13:58 localhost pppd[12345]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0 Dec 11 00:13:58 localhost pppd[12345]: Exit. ###### The ppp-on script is: #!/bin/sh # These are the parameters. Change as needed. TELEPHONE=xxxxxxxx [EMAIL PROTECTED] PASSWORD=xxxxxxx LOCAL_IP=0.0.0.0 # Local IP address if known. Dynamic = 0.0.0.0 REMOTE_IP=0.0.0.0 # Remote IP address if desired. Normally 0.0.0.0 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 # The proper netmask if needed # # Export them so that they will be available at 'ppp-on-dialer' time. export TELEPHONE ACCOUNT PASSWORD # # This is the location of the script which dials the phone and logs # in. Please use the absolute file name as the $PATH variable is not # used on the connect option. (To do so on a 'root' account would be # a security hole so don't ask.) # DIALER_SCRIPT=/etc/ppp/scripts/charlotte/ppp-on-dialer # # exec /usr/sbin/pppd debug lock modem crtscts /dev/ttyS0 38400 \ asyncmap 20A0000 escape FF kdebug 0 $LOCAL_IP:$REMOTE_IP \ noipdefault netmask $NETMASK defaultroute connect $DIALER_SCRIPT #############The ppp-on-dialer script is as follows: exec /usr/sbin/chat -v \ TIMEOUT 3 \ ABORT '\nBUSY\r' \ ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r' \ ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r' \ '' \rAT \ 'OK-+++\c-OK' ATH0 \ TIMEOUT 30 \ OK ATDT$TELEPHONE \ CONNECT '' \ Username:--Username: $ACCOUNT \ assword: $PASSWORD ####### PPP log file: A ppp-log file I write to the /tmp directory reports when establishing the PPP connection: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x20a0000> <magic 0x6d0f> <pcomp> <accomp>] last message repeated 9 times LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Connection terminated ### my resolv.conf file nameserver 209.156.20.53 nameserver 209.156.20.53 -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.