From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 27 17:53:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA19803 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 27 May 1998 17:53:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from harfang.CC.UMontreal.CA (harfang.CC.UMontreal.CA [132.204.2.102]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA19684 for ; Wed, 27 May 1998 17:52:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA) Received: from epsom.jsp.umontreal.ca (epsom.JSP.UMontreal.CA [132.204.45.25]) by harfang.CC.UMontreal.CA (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id UAA16204; Wed, 27 May 1998 20:52:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from outpost.nada.org (derby.jsp.umontreal.ca [132.204.46.26]) by epsom.jsp.umontreal.ca via SMTP (951211.SGI.8.6.12.PATCH1502/JSP1789) id UAA06698; Wed, 27 May 1998 20:52:26 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 20:51:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey X-Sender: beaupran@outpost.nada.org To: acer cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp help In-Reply-To: <000701bd89b9$3a2e2660$644e06d0@default> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 27 May 1998, acer wrote: > Hi! > Still having problems configuring my ppp on freeBSD v2.2.6 machine. > I have followed the user ppp installation instructions from "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey. > > But when I run "ppp" I get the following: > Working in interactive mode. > Using interface: tun0 > ppp ON freebie> "dial ISP" (I type this) OK! > Dial attempt 1 of 1 > dial OK! > login OK! OK! > ppp ON freebie> Packet mode > ppp ON freebie> > ppp ON freebie> mmmm, there, the ppp should be in caps (i. e. 'PPP') > > Then it just stays in this way for ever. NOTHING HAPPENS. You should put ppp in background using CTRL-Z and bg to make in run in background, and try to use it via lynx or ftp or whatever. If it takes a year and there nothing happens, then you got a problem... > > What I have also noticed, is that when I pick-up my telephone I get no modem connection sound. But what is even more interesting is that when I disconnect my phone line from computer I get the same printout as above! Maybe my modem is not working? What do you mean "the same problem"? Spidey ____________________________________ | Still searching for a good .sig... | \------------------------------------/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message