I had the exact same problem and posted an email on this today. I'm having
diald use the /usr/bin/pon command, which basically issues the same
connect command as you have. Here's the reply:
> I assumed that I could use the '/usr/bin/pon' command with diald.
You can't. You must let diald start pppd. You can use
/etc/chatscripts/provider, but you must call it from
/etc/diald/diald.options. Do so with a connect line like this:
connect "chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider"
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On 19-Aug-98 Will Lowe wrote:
> I'm using the hamm pppd and diald packages. I've got ppp working fine I
> can do (as root)
> pppd call myisp
> and it connects.
>
> I'm trying to set up diald to do it and it's not working. Diald
> 1) doesn't seem to realize that pppd is successful in making a connection
> -- it kills pppd with a "connect script failed" message _after_
> pppd has set up the link
> 2) isn't manipulating my routing tables right. "route" just hangs after
> it prints column headings. Is there some way to get diald
> to just start pppd and let _it_ handle setting up routes?
>
> Here's /etc/diald/diald.options:
>
>#fifo /var/run/diald/diald.fifo
> device /dev/ttyS2
> mode ppp
> connect "/usr/sbin/pppd call myisp"
> lock
> modem
> crtscts
> local 192.168.0.1
> remote 192.168.0.2
> dynamic
> defaultroute
> include /etc/diald/standard.filter
>
> Will
>
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