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Date:      Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:33:38 +0100
From:      Michael Doyle <relyod@indigo.ie>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Please Help - PPP Configuration problems
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.19980622163338.00983100@pop.indigo.ie>

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Here's my configuration file, and the last few entries from the PPP log.
PPP is still connecting reliably. The first connection failed to log in
(hung up)
the second worked properly for only about a minute, then froze, 
the HDLC error appeared in the log file, and the send/recieve lights on the
modem stopped flashing, but the connection stayed "open". 

Any ideas whats wrong?
The PC in question is running FreeBSD 2.2.5 RELEASE

------------------- /etc/ppp/ppp.conf --------------------
#
# MODEM INIT STRING
#  AT&F1&K3E1Q0
#     &F1 - return to factory default setting
#     &K3 - turn on hardware flow control  (PPP Expects this)
#     E! - Command chars echoed. 
#     Q0 - Enable responses to Computer. (i.e. make messages like "OK", 
#          "CONNECT" come through. 
#

#
# Default setup. Always executed when PPP is invoked.  
# 
default: set device /dev/cuaa1 
 set speed 57600
 set log Phase Connect Carrier tun 
 set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT&FE1Q0 OK-AT-OK
\\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
#login name and password for PAP/CHAP 
 set authname XXXXXX 
 set authkey XXXXXX

#  invoke ppp as:
#  $ ppp -auto ondemand
#
ondemand:
 set phone "0 6706702"
 set login "TIMEOUT 5 ogin: XXXXXX word: XXXXXX"
 set timeout 120
 set ifaddr 0.0.0.0/0 194.106.128.129 255.255.255.0
 delete all
 add 0 0 HISADDR

------------------------ Excerpt from tail of /var/log/ppp.log ------------

This excerpt starts after the PPP process was restarted with the above
ppp.conf file
It contains a few "failed dial attempts", and a few succesful PPP connections
which freeze with HDLC errors.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jun 22 16:13:18 liffey ppp[7086]: tun0: Phase: Using interface: tun0 
Jun 22 16:13:18 liffey ppp[7086]: tun0: Phase: Listening at port 3000. 
Jun 22 16:13:18 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: PPP Started. 
Jun 22 16:13:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:13:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: OK 
Jun 22 16:13:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Phone: 0 6706702 
Jun 22 16:13:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:14:01 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ATDT0 6706702^M^M 
Jun 22 16:14:01 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: CONNECT 
Jun 22 16:14:01 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:  57600^M 
Jun 22 16:14:06 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Warning: DialModem: login failed. 
Jun 22 16:14:06 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: *Connected! 
Jun 22 16:14:06 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Enter pause (30) for
redialing. 
Jun 22 16:14:36 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Redialing timer expired. 
Jun 22 16:14:37 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: AT&FE1Q0^M^M 
Jun 22 16:14:37 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: OK 
Jun 22 16:14:37 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Phone: 0 6706702 
Jun 22 16:14:37 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:15:01 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ATDT0 6706702^M^M 
Jun 22 16:15:01 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: CONNECT 
Jun 22 16:15:01 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:  57600^M 
Jun 22 16:15:04 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Welcome to Connect-Ireland
Internet Services!^M 
Jun 22 16:15:04 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:15:04 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Single-user,
non-dedicated, unmetered, dialup PPP access for 85 IRP per year.^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Voice: 01-670-6701^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:   Fax: 01-679-0089^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: NOTE: please enter your
username in lowercase!^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey last message repeated 2 times
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: login: 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:  coopn^M 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Password: 
Jun 22 16:15:05 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: *Connected! 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: NewPhase: Authenticate 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase:  his = c023, mine = 0 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: PAP: coopn 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: NewPhase: Authenticate 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase:  his = c023, mine = 0 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: PAP: coopn 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: PapInput: ACK 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Received PAP_ACK (Login
Succeeded) 
Jun 22 16:15:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: NewPhase: Network 
Jun 22 16:16:09 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: HDLC errors -> FCS: 1 ADDR:
0 COMD: 0 PROTO: 0 
Jun 22 16:21:19 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Disconnected! 
Jun 22 16:21:19 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Connect time: 374 secs 
Jun 22 16:21:19 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: NewPhase: Dead 
Jun 22 16:21:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: AT&FE1Q0^M^M 
Jun 22 16:21:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: OK 
Jun 22 16:21:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Phone: 0 6706702 
Jun 22 16:21:33 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:22:13 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Warning: DialModem: dial failed. 
Jun 22 16:22:13 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Enter pause (30) for
redialing. 
Jun 22 16:22:43 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Redialing timer expired. 
Jun 22 16:22:43 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: AT&FE1Q0^M^M 
Jun 22 16:22:43 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: OK 
Jun 22 16:22:43 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Phone: 0 6706702 
Jun 22 16:22:43 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:23:08 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ATDT0 6706702^M^M 
Jun 22 16:23:08 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: CONNECT 
Jun 22 16:23:08 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:  57600^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Welcome to Connect-Ireland
Internet Services!^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Single-user,
non-dedicated, unmetered, dialup PPP access for 85 IRP per year.^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Voice: 01-670-6701^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:   Fax: 01-679-0089^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: NOTE: please enter your
username in lowercase!^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: ^M 
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey last message repeated 2 times
Jun 22 16:23:12 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: login: 
Jun 22 16:23:13 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect:  coopn^M 
Jun 22 16:23:13 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Connect: Password: 
Jun 22 16:23:13 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: *Connected! 
Jun 22 16:23:17 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: NewPhase: Authenticate 
Jun 22 16:23:17 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase:  his = c023, mine = 0 
Jun 22 16:23:17 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: PAP: coopn 
Jun 22 16:23:17 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: PapInput: ACK 
Jun 22 16:23:17 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: Received PAP_ACK (Login
Succeeded) 
Jun 22 16:23:17 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: NewPhase: Network 
Jun 22 16:24:16 liffey ppp[7087]: tun0: Phase: HDLC errors -> FCS: 1 ADDR:
0 COMD: 0 PROTO: 0 

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Michael Doyle                   phone: +353-1-661-0588
Network Administrator           http://www.co-operation-north.ie/
Co-Operation North		

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