Sheri wrote: > > I'm running Linux on a 486 laptop with a 2400 > baud modem, and I haven't been able to stay > connected to any isp. > > When I used minicom to connect, I get a prompt > for user name and password, then I get a message > saying ppp is starting and then garbage on the > screen for about a minute, then it disconnects. > > When I use pon, the log says something like sending > LCD packet, receiving LCD packet, a few times, then > I'm disconnected. > > I know this isp uses PAP, and I've used pppconfig over and > over to try and get this to work, but no luck. Any suggestions > for changes to my scripts? > How would we know without seeing your scripts? (pppconfig/pon works OK out of the box for most of us).
Let's see the ppp.log, /etc/ppp/options, and pap-secrets (without your username/password showing, of course!). And what kind of modem do you have? Unfortunately, some modems (like my USR Sportster) need different connect strings to work right consistently.
