[ale] newbie: modem configuration

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Nick Robinson wrote:
> 
> At 06:56 PM 12/27/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Let's say you get the locked pid taken care of.  Could you post another
> >/var/log/messages?
> >
> >- Scott
> 
> Scott and all, here is what I'm getting now: seems to be talking to
> Earthlink's computers, but not telling them what they want to know.  I've
> checked my password a zillion times.
> 
> Here is what's happening:
> 
> Dec 29 12:13:07 nicknackr kernal: PPP: version 2.3.3 (demand dialing)
> Dec 29 12:13:07 nicknackr kernal: PPP line discipline registered
> Dec 29 12:13:07 nicknackr kernal: registered device ppp0
> Dec 29 12:13:07 nicknackr pppd[724]:pppd 2.3.3 started by root, uid 0
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:abort on (BUSY)
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:abort on (ERROR)
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:abort on (NO CARRIER)
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:abort on (Invalid login)
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:abort on (Login Incorrect)
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:send (ATS11=40^M)
> Dec 29 12:13:08 nicknackr chat[729]:expect (OK)
> Dec 29 12:13:27 nicknackr chat[729]:ATS11=40^M^M
> Dec 29 12:13:27 nicknackr chat[729]:OK
> Dec 29 12:13:27 nicknackr chat[729]:-got it
> Dec 29 12:13:27 nicknackr chat[729]:send (ATDT4450159^M)
> Dec 29 12:13:27 nicknackr chat[729]:expect (CONNECT)
> Dec 29 12:13:27 nicknackr chat[729]:^M
> Dec 29 12:14:07 nicknackr chat[729]:ATDT4450159^M
> Dec 29 12:14:07 nicknackr chat[729]:CONNECT
> Dec 29 12:14:07 nicknackr chat[729]:-got it
> Dec 29 12:14:07 nicknackr chat[729]:send (^M)
> Dec 29 12:14:07 nicknackr chat[729]:expect (ogin:)
> Dec 29 12:14:17 nicknackr chat[729]:57600^M^M
> Dec 29 12:14:17 nicknackr chat[729]:
> Dec 29 12:14:27 nicknackr last message repeated 23 times
> Dec 29 12:14:47 nicknackr chat[729]:UQKT2 tnt1.alexandria.la.da.uu.net^M
> Dec 29 12:14:47 nicknackr chat[729]:^M
> Dec 29 12:14:52 nicknackr chat[729]:alarm
> Dec 29 12:14:52 nicknackr pppd[724]:connect script failed
> Dec 29 12:14:52 nicknackr chat[729]:failed
> Dec 29 12:14:52 nicknackr pppd[724]:Exit
> 
> I'm still working with my login name, sometimes Earthlink wants "ELN/"
> infront of the user name, but now I'm having trouble with chat not showing
> up in tail -f /var/log/messages, so I can't tell where the problem is. Only
> pppd is showing up when I dial in and check messages.  Whot happened?
> 
> Thanks, Nick
> [The harder I try the deeper I get].
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Perhaps pppd is timing out too soon.  Also, chat doesn't respond to
"ogin:".  Hmm... perhaps the text "ogin:" doesn't appear when dialing
in??  Can you establish a ppp connection using minicom?  This might give
you the login text required.

- Scott

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