Linux newbie having ppp trouble

[Mitch Nickels]

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On 12/5/00, 1:57:11 PM, Sean <picasso@madflower.com> wrote regarding Re: 
Linux newbie having ppp trouble:



Have you tried to use rp3 to setup your dialup. That is the standard 
dialer that comes with the RH distro. you might want to read over that 
here 
http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHL-7-Manual/getting-started-guide
/ch-ppp.html 




> wild guesses I never honestly have gotten a modem working correctly with
> linux and I would definately suggest the ppp how-to document. which if 
you
> installed everything might actually be on your machine in /usr/doc/
> or look at the /usr/doc/ppp-xxx files

> I have a feeling more than one thing isnt configured correctly.

> Usually I test out the modem with a terminal client called minicom, that
> makes sure you have your modem hooked up to the right port and you can
> actually dial, I think you can actually issue the ppp command from the
> prompt if you can login. And if you have to edit the script you will see
> what you have to edit.

> Also make sure you have your modem device set-up as a DHCP client, and
> that should be in the network control panel which is a tad confusing
> because you have like 4 things to actually configure.

> That is about all I know, but I hope it can get you pointed in the right
> direction.





> On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Steven Collins wrote:

> > Sorry to make my first post a chunk or prattle from a novice but I'm
> > guessing that you folks are fairly friendly... I hope.
> >
> > I can't seem to get my dial up working correctly in Red Hat 7.0. I've 
tried
> > looking online for help but I'm running out of things to try. I was
> > wondering if any of you had encountered these error messages before (the
> > first of which I can't even find online)-
> >
> > When trying to connect with "RH ppp Dialer" I get-
> > "Failed to activate interface."
> > and the modem never even dials.

> >
> > When trying with the Kppp dialer I get this after the modem dials-
> > "The pppd daemon died unexpectedly!"
> > and the log states-
> > "Peer not authorized to use remote address 199.69.200.70"
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > -steven
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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