AUTOPPP Problems..

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 14:02:25 +0200


Hi,

On Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 07:48:17PM +0200, Dirk Lattermann wrote:
> Rudy Ruiz <rruiz@socal.sasco.com> wrote:
> > Well it seems that I can dialin just fine...the modem answers and it
> > runs the autoppp
> > stuff, but my 95 box used to dialin just sits there and eventually times
> > out. Anyone know
> > why its timing out?
> > Thanks
> 
> I just happen to experience exactly the same symptoms and was asking
> if someone has a hint, didn't know if this was the right group though...

Look into the ppp log file...

> ppp log:
> 
> Sep 29 18:28:42 localhost pppd[648]: pppd 2.3.5 started by a_ppp, uid 0
[..]
> Sep 29 18:29:00 localhost pppd[648]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0x1bff> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Sep 29 18:29:00 localhost kernel: ppp: write frame, count = 18
> Sep 29 18:29:00 localhost kernel: FF 03 C0 21 01 01 00 0E ...!....
> Sep 29 18:29:00 localhost kernel: 05 06 00 00 1B FF 07 02 ........
> Sep 29 18:29:00 localhost kernel: 08 02                   ..
> Sep 29 18:29:03 localhost pppd[648]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0x1bff> <pcomp> <accomp>]

Your side is sending LCP frames (link establishment), but the other
end doesn't want to react.  No idea why.

gert
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