From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 20 13:10:15 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net (scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.121.49]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67B1737B424 for ; Sun, 20 May 2001 13:10:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ipthomas_77@yahoo.com) Received: from scarlet.my.domain (1Cust187.tnt3.buffalo.ny.da.uu.net [63.20.91.187]) by scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA01951; Sun, 20 May 2001 13:10:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from ipt@localhost) by scarlet.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA08545; Sun, 20 May 2001 16:09:37 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from ipt) From: User Ipt Ian Patrick Thomas Message-Id: <200105202009.QAA08545@scarlet.my.domain> Subject: Re: My PPP connection In-Reply-To: from fgsfgs erdfa at "May 20, 2001 07:49:03 pm" To: siliconspectre@hotmail.com (fgsfgs erdfa) Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 16:09:36 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Operating-System: FreeBSD X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL54 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Sounds like a conflict. When entering ppp interactive, type in show modem instead. Also next time you boot enter config mode by typing in boot -c. Use the visual mode option to check for IRQ conflicts. Also, and this is a stretch disable PnP in your BIOS. I don't think external modems use PnP, but it can't hurt(to much). Ian As told by, fgsfgs erdfa > Once I type in term at the ppp prompt, it doesnt allow me to type anything > else, the cursor just stays where it is for some reason and doesn't move > even though my keyboard is plugged in and everything. > > > >From: User Ipt Ian Patrick Thomas > >To: siliconspectre@hotmail.com (fgsfgs erdfa) > >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (Questions) > >Subject: Re: My PPP connection > >Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 14:09:00 -0400 (EDT) > > > > Once it is in interactive mode, type in term. Then type in AT. It > >should give you back on OK. Now try typing in ATDT[your ISP's phone > >number]. > >This should cause your modem to dial out. Include a copy of your > >ppp.config > >and a copy of your chatscript, I'll see if I can't spot the error. > > > >Ian > > > >As told by, fgsfgs erdfa > > > Well the books that I have are the complete freebsd and the freebsd > > > handbook. I am using user ppp and when i type in ppp everything is > >fine, it > > > says i am working in interactive mode with the device tun0. when i dial > >my > > > isp is when things go wrong, it says that the chat script failed. > > > > > > > > > >From: User Ipt Ian Patrick Thomas > > > >To: siliconspectre@hotmail.com (fgsfgs erdfa) > > > >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > >Subject: Re: My PPP connection > > > >Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 23:35:07 -0400 (EDT) > > > > > > > > Which books do you have, The Complete FreeBSD? Are you using UserPPP > >or > > > >Kernel PPP? Personally I had a very hard time getting Kernel PPP to do > > > >anything(including dial) and eventually ended up stuck with it not > >being > > > >able > > > >to connect via PAP or CHAP. I use the User PPP program to connect. > >When > > > >you > > > >type in ppp, what happens? > > > > > > > >Ian > > > > > > > >As told by, fgsfgs erdfa > > > > > Hello, > > > > > I have been trying to get ppp to work for quite some time now (about > >3 > > > >weeks > > > > > if not more). I have been having problems with ppp since I first > >tried > > > >it. > > > > > Well anyway, I started out using ppp with a 28.8kbps USR internal > >modem. > > > > > This modem worked twice for getting ppp online. It would dial the > > > >number > > > > > and even connect to my isp's server, but then it would hangup for no > > > >reason. > > > > > After numerous times of trying to get this modem to work, I gave > >up > > > >and > > > > > went out to buy a new one. The new one I bought was a 56k USR > >external > > > > > modem. I plugged it all in and when I tried to dial my isp, it told > >me > > > >that > > > > > the "chat script failed". This is my current problem, getting this > >new > > > > > modem to work. I would also like to add that in addition to the > >fact > > > >that > > > > > it tells me that the chat script has failed, I cannot hear my modem > > > >dialing > > > > > any number, even when I turn the volume all the way up, and also, at > >the > > > > > startup, when I use scroll-lock to look at all the devices which > >have > > > >been > > > > > probed, I cannot find any modem at all. I have even went inside my > > > >computer > > > > > to check if the wires which connected my modems plug to the > >motherboard > > > >were > > > > > plugged in, they were. I plug my modem into the com1 port (or > >cuaa0). > > > >I > > > > > dont think there is a problem with my serial wires either. I have a > > > >25pin > > > > > end connecting to my USR modem and a 9pin end connecting to my > >computer. > > > > I > > > > > am thinking that maybe the system is just not recognizing my modem > >but > > > >if > > > > > that is the case, then wouldn't it tell me that the device name > >cuaa0 is > > > > > invalid when I go to dial papchap? Please, even if you do not have > >an > > > > > answer to my question, can you point me in the right direction to > > > >someone > > > > > who may? I have been so eager to get my freebsd box online and I do > >not > > > > > want to see all the money I have paid for modems and the freebsd OS > >and > > > > > freebsd books go to waste. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Have blue screens given you the blues, go to www.freebsd.org for the > >cure. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > >-- > >Have blue screens given you the blues, go to www.freebsd.org for the cure. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > -- Have blue screens given you the blues, go to www.freebsd.org for the cure. 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