From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 4 21:01:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA29829 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:01:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA29751 for ; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:00:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA21958; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 23:54:12 GMT (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199803042354.XAA21958@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: MALCOLM BOFF cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: PPP and Compuserve In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 03 Mar 1998 15:08:15 EST." <199803031508_MC2-355F-5308@compuserve.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 23:54:12 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I know that questions about setting up PPP abound on this forum so I > apologise in advance for asking. > > I printed off the instructions found at 'http://www.awfulhack.org' (or on= > e > of > it's links) and followed the instructions for installing PPP. > > I obtained the necessary details from my ISP (Compuserve) namely > 2 DNS server IP's , the Domain name 'gateway.compuserve.com' (IP Address > unknown). > > I setup and configured /etc/resolv.conf , /etc/hosts, and /etc/host.conf > then > modified /etc/rc.conf. Tested the tun device with 'ifconfig' all is well.= > > > Setup /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup (copy attached). > > The system dials out and CONNECT's then hangs with the line open > (judging by the modem lights). It is possible that the section 'provider:= > ' > in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf is unsuitable for Compuserve so I tried doing things= > > manually as described in 'man ppp' using 'term' but it still appears to > hang after connecting. ie it does not ask me 'login:' or anything elses != > ! > > Any help appreciated !! > > Malcolm G. Boff > Sylmex Ltd. Your config looks ok. Can you post some logs ? There's some interesting stuff at http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html. The log files will identify where we're ``hanging''. Cheers. -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message