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To: "Rudynell S. Millian" <rmillian@espuma.roc.servtech.com>
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Subject: Re: User PPP (again!)... 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
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> I've followed the ppp setup instructions in the handbook and the ppp man
> page, and I still can't connect on-demand. My modem dials, the script
> logs me in, but the connection gets dropped as soon as the ppp
> application switches to "Packet mode".
> 
> Below is a copy of my ppp.conf settings. Note: Phone numbers,
> IP addresses, and or passwords may have been modified in this example.
> 
> # Default setup. Always executed when PPP is invoked.
> #
> default:
>  set device /dev/cuaa1
>  set speed 115200
>  set log Phase Chat Connect Carrier LCP IPCP CCP tun Error Warning
>  set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" ATE1Q0 OK-AT-OK
> \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
> 
> # Entry for connecting to Servtech.
> #
> cyberlink:
>  set phone 5551234
> #set redial 5 5
>  set login "TIMEOUT 20 ost:-BREAK-ost: ppp ogin: rmillian word: ******"
>  set timeout 0
>  deny lqr
>  set ifaddr 204.181.4.49 172.25.22.18/0
>  delete ALL
>  add 0 0 HISADDR
> 
> The contents of my ppp.linkup file is:
> 
> # Per the handbook, use this entry when the host's gateway
> # address isn't know until connection is established.
> #
> cyberlink:
>  delete ALL
>  add 0 0 HISADDR
>  !bg sendmail -bd -q15m

Hmm, I suspect the handbook suggests a ``sendmail -q''.  -bd puts 
sendmail in smtp mode.

> I won't bore you with the contents of my rc.conf file. Suffice it to say
> that it follows the handbook word for word. I can connect using ppp in
> manual mode, but I can't even do something like.
> 
> ppp > load cyberlink
> ppp > dial
> 
> What am I missing?

Dunno.  You'll need to supply some log file info.  Check out 
http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html for what sort of stuff may be 
useful.

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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
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