[plug] ppp dialup problems

[Paul Dean]

Bruce,
 Your chat-ppp0 file shouold read something like this...

<-------snip---------->

'ABORT' 'BUSY'
'ABORT' 'ERROR'
'ABORT' 'NO CARRIER'
'ABORT' 'NO DIALTONE'
'ABORT' 'Invalid Login'
'ABORT' 'Login incorrect'
'' 'ATZ'
'OK' 'ATDT92131000'
'CONNECT' ''
'TIMEOUT' '25'

<-----------snip----------->

you will need to also check you ifcfg-ppp0 file, and should read something
like this...

<----------------snip---------------->

PERSIST=yes
DEVICE=ppp0
MODEMPORT=/dev/ttyS1  # this needs to your port where your modem is found
LINESPEED=115200
INITSTRING=ATZ
DEMAND=no
DISCONNECTTIMEOUT=630
RETRYTIMEOUT=630
ONBOOT=yes
PPPOPTIONS=
BOOTPROTO=none
USERCTL=no
HARDFLOWCTL=yes
ESCAPECHARS=
DEFROUTE=yes
PEERDNS=no
MRU=576
MTU=576
IPADDR=
REMIP=
NETMASK=
PAPNAME=    # your user name that is found in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
DEBUG=yes
CHATSCRIPT=chat-ppp0   # this line may not be valid in RH 5.x
DNS1=     # Primary DNS number, iinet's is 203.0.178.191


<------------snip------------->


then type from console /sbin/ifup ppp0 to dial, or /sbin/ifdown ppp0 to
hangup.

hope this helps.

Regards
Paul Dean
IT Support Officer
Canning College
Computing Centre
9350 5430
paul at canningcollege.wa.edu.au