From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 10 02:04:06 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA07081 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 02:01:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from winslow.net66.net (winslow.net66.net [206.139.80.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA07065 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 02:01:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from trout@net66.com) From: trout@net66.com Received: from trout (track50.grandcentral.net [208.214.226.102]) by winslow.net66.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with SMTP id EAA29912 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 04:01:12 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990210040307.00903380@net66.com> X-Sender: trout@net66.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 04:03:07 -0600 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: getting ppp to work Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG hello out there: i am trying to connect to my isp using ppp. much to my chagrin, i have been unable to do so. i have configured my ppp.conf file as per handbook instructions, and yet nothing happens when i invoke ppp. this is the command i enter: $ ppp -ddial PAPorCHAPpmdemand this is what i get in return: Working in ddial mode Using interface: tun0 nothing happens. the modem, which i've seen work before, doesn't make any noises, no dialtone, dialing, etc. the little lights don't flash any differently. heres my ppp.conf file: default: set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command set device /dev/cuaa1 set speed 115200 set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATD pmdemand: set phone 3289799 set login "ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 ogin:--ogin: ppp word: ppp" set timeout 120 set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 add default HISADDR enable dns PAPorCHAPpmdemand: set phone 3289799 set login set authname xxxx set authkey xxxx set timeout 120 set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 add default HISADDR enable dns any ideas on what i am doing wrong? is the ppp.conf file incorrect? am i issueing the wrong command at the command line? also, whats the name of the file that determines the name of my computer? i'm getting tired of "myname" or whatever the default is.... thanks for the help -aaron p ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ...produces pitch-perfect musical tones when filled halfway with water and rubbed with moist finger. and remember folks, he's bathtub safe. ....sent from troutinthemilkyway, leader in nearly stable computing: NT and freeBSD ...and remember, net66 sucks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message