[plug] Internet connection failures:

[Phil Pearson]

I also had a similar problem which after many hours of sheer frustration
and some calls to my isp I turned the power off to my modem then back on
again....problem solved :-)


Emerge wrote:
> 
> I dont know if this applies to you but i had a similar problem it turned out
> to be my password my password started with the '#' symbol wich was being
> rejected the work around was to place '\' befor my pass word in the
> pap-secretes \#password
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Len Bird" <lenbird at iinet.net.au>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 12:36 AM
> Subject: [plug] Internet connection failures:
> 
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I have been using Mandrake 7 with the KDE GUI and I must say that it is
> > the most user friendly distro of Linux to date, although RH-6.2 has also
> > improved its image.
> >
> > However I am unable to get a completed connection to my ISP using kppp,
> > simple though the procedure for setting up is. The breakdown comes about
> > after log in and at the end of the usrer/password routine.  The error
> > message recieved suggests that
> > the "Secret Password" is either missing or incorrect, a further error
> > message advises  that the "daemon has died unexpectedly"    I have
> > needless to say checked the password and other data minutely but cannot
> > make any progress. Mandrake/KDE
> > appears to support "user" use of the kppp dialer, whereas  more often
> > than not SU is required to access the system.
> >
> > Can anyone enlitghten me,    TIA
> >
> > Regards,  Len Bird
> >

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