> > 3. My Gold card 56K modem will dial out but will not connect to my ISP. I > > get the error that the pppd died unexpectedly. > Judging from the error message you're using kppp. Try to empty /etc/ppp/config file. If that does not help, add -debug option to the pppd in the kppp options panel, and then look at the logs - may be it'll give you some hint.
Sergey.