On 15/10/01 Shane wrote: > > I have a machine ( pentium75 with no fans at all so I can > leave it running > all the time ) that I would like to set up as a dial on > demand machine for > the rest of the boxes on my home network except I'm having a > few problems. > So I thought I would list the ones here I haven't found > answers too in docs > or online. > > 1. I set up my scripts in /etc/ppp/peers/ and > /etc/chatscripts the default > 'provider' and everything looks correct according to all the > documentation I > have read. Now when I go to dial my machine never actually > uses my modem it > just adds two interfaces with ppp0. One with destination > 10.112.112.112 and > the other with gateway 10.112.112.112. > > I'm not sure what I have wrong but I just cannot get my modem > to dial with > pon.
Since you are not getting anything at all from the modem I would double check the port being used. I found the best tool for setting up ppp was to use 'pppconfig' This will also query your serial ports to find which one is attached to your modem. And will also make all the necessary adjustments to the files mentioned. (As a point of interest you could copy the files now and then see what pppconfig changes.) A useful command to use is 'tail -f /var/log/messages' in another terminal window. this will show you whats happening as you dial. (I hope I have the filename right as I am not at my Linux box right now). HTH Wayne.
