[ale] unresolve pppon error

[Christopher Fowler]

For one thing, you are missing /usr/sbin/chat


-----Original Message-----
From: John J. Cruz [mailto:casacruz at bellatlantic.net]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:30 PM
To: Atlanta LUG
Cc: john.j.cruz/work
Subject: [ale] unresolve pppon error


I followed   the  ppp HOWTO presented on ONLAMP (mostly as an exercise,
since the graphical front end in GNOME does the job just as well).  On a
command line I invoke pppon. The DTR and other lamps on the external
modem light and remain lit for a minute or so and afterwards turn-off,
no activity.  I've spend several evenings and a weekend and I still
cannot decipher the error message in the connect-error file.  What is
wrong with the pppon file?  I'm using Red Hat 6.2 and an external modem
(OLITEC model Total Office).

Thanks for your help.

jjc
PS: the ppphowto is on O'Reilly's WEB site ONLAMP, the urls are
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/05/03/ppp.html  (two pages)
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/05/17/ppp.html?page=1 (four
pages)


Reading the connect-error file I see this:

sh: unexpected EOF while looking for `''
sh: -c: line 2: syntax error
sh: unexpected EOF while looking for `''
sh: -c: line 2: syntax error
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory
sh: /usr/sbin/chat: No such file or directory


This is the pppon file

#!/bin/sh
# Friday 05OCT2001 4:52 PM
# This script is to log on to my ISP Bell Atlantic dot Net
# created by John J. Cruz
#
/usr/sbin/pppd                      \
/dev/ttyS0                          \
57600                               \
debug                               \
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f  /root/chatscript"


Addtional information

invoked tail -f /var/log/ppp and get the following

Oct 16 19:24:41 BeanGrinder pppd[851]: Connect script failed
Oct 16 19:24:42 BeanGrinder pppd[851]: Exit.
Oct 16 19:42:14 BeanGrinder pppd[958]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid
0
Oct 16 19:42:15 BeanGrinder chat[959]: expect (^M)
Oct 16 19:43:00 BeanGrinder chat[959]: alarm
Oct 16 19:43:00 BeanGrinder chat[959]: Failed
Oct 16 19:43:00 BeanGrinder pppd[958]: Connect script failed
Oct 16 19:43:01 BeanGrinder pppd[958]: Exit.
Oct 16 19:44:13 BeanGrinder pppd[975]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid
0
Oct 16 19:44:14 BeanGrinder chat[976]: expect (^M)
Oct 16 19:44:59 BeanGrinder chat[976]: alarm
Oct 16 19:44:59 BeanGrinder chat[976]: Failed
Oct 16 19:44:59 BeanGrinder pppd[975]: Connect script failed
Oct 16 19:45:00 BeanGrinder pppd[975]: Exit.




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