On 18 Sep 1999, John Hasler wrote: > Robert King wrote: > > I'm fairly sure that the serial conifg is OK, as I can get out with cu -l > > /dev/ttyS1, but when I try to start pppd, it complains about cu having > > the serial line and won't let it at it. > > Odd. I just tried cu on this system and it complains that the line is in > use. Pon works fine. Is there anything in /var/lock? This might be a bug > in cu.
There is nothing locking in /var/lock > > Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: send (ATZ^M) > > Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: expect (OK) > > Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: alarm > > Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: send (AT^M) > > Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: expect (OK) > > Aug 4 19:17:31 castle chat[621]: alarm > > Aug 4 19:17:31 castle chat[621]: Failed > > Your modem is failing to respond. What happens when you send it 'ATZ' from > cu? The modem responds fine from cu. I get an OK back from AT&F. I can log in to another machine using cu. The only time the modem doesn't respond is when chat tries to talk to it. > Please post your /etc/chatscripts/provider and /etc/ppp/peers/provider files. etc/chatscripts/provider: # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 1.9.2beta2.0. # Please do not delete any of the comments. Pppconfig needs them. # # ispauth PAP # abortstring ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO DIAL TON E' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' # modeminit '' ATZ # ispnumber OK-AT-OK ATDT33008100 # ispconnect CONNECT \d\c # prelogin # ispname # name deleted by me # isppassword # password delted by me # postlogin ------------------------------------------------- etc/ppp/peers/provider: # This optionfile was generated by pppconfig 1.9.2beta2.0. # # hide-password noauth connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider" debug /dev/ttyS1 115200 defaultroute noipdefault user zzkylie remotename provider ipparam provider usepeerdns --------------------------------- Thanks for any light you can shed on this .... I think it could be a problem with changes to pppd. The version thats working is from my Dec 1996 slackware (from ppp 2.1.2b) robert. ---- Robert King, Australian Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Australia 3875 6677 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/ statistician (n.) someone who can draw a mathematically precise line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion. [anon.]