[ale] DSL Modem problem

[Dow Hurst]

Nick,
Run roaring penguin on the working modem in the debug mode.  It will 
connect so you will need to stop the session very soon so the log won't 
grow too big.  Then do the same with the new modem.  Compare the LCP 
part of the session to see the difference.  Post to us what you can of 
the differences.  It does seem that we need to know what is stopping the 
LCP Config-Requests from working.  Interesting that you use CHAP instead 
of PAP for authentication on the successful sessions.  Looking for the 
debug file post from you.  The end of the file is the most useful where 
the PADx part is listed.  This will help with the DSL part of the 
session.  Just before that, if I remember correctly, is the PPP session 
which will help with the LCP and IPCP part of establishing the actual 
PPP session.  You have to get the PADx stuff understood before the PPP 
stuff can take place.  Since you've actually show LCP Config-Requests 
happening, I could possibly assume that you have a PPP problem.
Dow


Nick Travis wrote:

>I'm trying to setup a new Alcatel SpeedTouch home, I had one in the past but it fell victim to lighting, I replaced it with a Westell speedwire, which turned out to be defective, it won't stay synced for more than an houre, Bellsouth sent me another speedtouch and I now can't get it to connect, the modem syncs, but I can't get a connection, here's what I've tried so far... 1) using all of the same cables tested the old modem, it still connects fine, 2) installed the latest version of roaring penguin, 3) increased the timeout in the config file, 4) tried it on another linux system at my house, 5) followed the directions on DSLreports for configuring the modem(multiple times) 6) and I even went as far as to hook it up to my XP box, and it was able to establish a connection and work normally.  When I run the start up script this is what my log shows:
>Jan 13 22:46:02 localhost pppd[14177]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
>Jan 13 22:46:02 localhost pppd[14177]: Using interface ppp0
>Jan 13 22:46:02 localhost pppd[14177]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
>Jan 13 22:46:33 localhost pppd[14177]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
>Jan 13 22:46:33 localhost pppd[14177]: Connection terminated.
>Jan 13 22:46:37 localhost pppoe[14178]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
>Jan 13 22:46:37 localhost pppd[14177]: Exit.
>Jan 13 22:46:37 localhost adsl-connect: ADSL connection lost; attempting re-connection.
>Jan 13 22:46:42 localhost pppd[14419]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
>Jan 13 22:46:42 localhost pppd[14419]: Using interface ppp0
>Jan 13 22:46:42 localhost pppd[14419]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
>Jan 13 22:47:13 localhost pppd[14419]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
>Jan 13 22:47:13 localhost pppd[14419]: Connection terminated.
>Jan 13 22:47:17 localhost pppoe[14420]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
>Jan 13 22:47:17 localhost pppd[14419]: Exit.
>Jan 13 22:47:17 localhost adsl-connect: ADSL connection lost; attempting re-connection.
>Jan 13 22:47:22 localhost pppd[14676]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
>Jan 13 22:47:22 localhost pppd[14676]: Using interface ppp0
>Jan 13 22:47:22 localhost pppd[14676]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
>Jan 13 22:47:53 localhost pppd[14676]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
>Jan 13 22:47:53 localhost pppd[14676]: Connection terminated.
>Jan 13 22:47:57 localhost pppoe[14677]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
>Jan 13 22:47:57 localhost pppd[14676]: Exit.
>Jan 13 22:47:57 localhost adsl-connect: ADSL connection lost; attempting re-connection.
>Jan 13 22:48:02 localhost pppd[14920]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
>Jan 13 22:48:02 localhost pppd[14920]: Using interface ppp0
>Jan 13 22:48:02 localhost pppd[14920]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
>Jan 13 22:48:33 localhost pppd[14920]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
>Jan 13 22:48:33 localhost pppd[14920]: Connection terminated.
>Jan 13 22:48:37 localhost pppoe[14921]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
>Jan 13 22:48:37 localhost pppd[14920]: Exit.
>
>Not sure if you need this, but this is the log from the modem that is working:
>
>Jan 13 22:51:55 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0
>Jan 13 22:55:05 localhost pppd[15049]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
>Jan 13 22:55:05 localhost pppd[15049]: Using interface ppp0
>Jan 13 22:55:05 localhost pppd[15049]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
>Jan 13 22:55:05 localhost pppoe[15050]: PPP session is 16788
>Jan 13 22:55:07 localhost pppd[15049]: Remote message: CHAP authentication success, unit 178
>Jan 13 22:55:07 localhost pppd[15049]: local  IP address 66.156.104.94
>Jan 13 22:55:07 localhost pppd[15049]: remote IP address 66.156.104.1
>
>
>I'm at a loss, any Ideas would be greatly appricitated, I need to get this working ASAP , b/c unless I send my old modem back soon BellSouth is going to charge me for it.  Thanks!! 
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