From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 10 02:57:39 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA10886 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 02:57:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from post.mail.demon.net (finch-post-10.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA10881 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 02:57:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marko@uk.radan.com) Received: from [158.152.75.22] (helo=uk.radan.com) by post.mail.demon.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 10AXKm-0001rO-00; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:57:33 +0000 Organisation: Radan Computational Ltd., Bath, UK. Phone: +44-1225-320320 Fax: +44-1225-320311 Received: from beavis.uk.radan.com (beavis [193.114.228.122]) by uk.radan.com (8.6.10/8.6.10) with SMTP id KAA02251; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:56:42 GMT Received: from uk.radan.com (gppsun4) by beavis.uk.radan.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA03730; Wed, 10 Feb 99 10:56:40 GMT Message-Id: <36C165E7.B018ECE4@uk.radan.com> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:56:39 +0000 From: Mark Ovens Organization: Radan Computational Ltd X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; I; SunOS 4.1.3_U1 sun4m) X-Accept-Language: en-GB Mime-Version: 1.0 To: trout@net66.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: getting ppp to work References: <3.0.5.32.19990210040307.00903380@net66.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG trout@net66.com wrote: > > 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: > Are the following split lines just in the e-mail, or are they like it in your ppp.conf??, if so, change them > set device > /dev/cuaa1 should be one line > set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER > TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATD should be one line. also appears truncated, should end ``ATDT\\T > set > timeout 120 should be one line > add > default HISADDR should be one line > set > login should be one line > set ifaddr > 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 should be one line > 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 -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message