First, last night was the first time I have seen that error. Been using it for months. No change on the ISP end. Second, /dev/modem is symlinked to /dev/ttyS1. So in my case /dev/modem is right. I also tried /dev/ttyS1 just in case.
Dima wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > >I received this last night: > > > >Excessive lack of response to LCP echo frames > >connection terminated > > In /etc/ppp/options there's a number of lcp-echo* options. > Comment them out. > > >What does this mean? > > ppp sends out echo-requests to see if the link is up. If it doesn't > receive replies it assumes the link is down and terminates. > > Some servers out there don't understand echo-requests, looks like > your ISP has one of those. > > > I had to reboot because my box quit seeing my > >modem. setserial would say /dev/modem, unknown UART, 0x2f8 irq 3 with > >`setserial /dev/modem`. It is an internal Best Data uses dip switches > >and has served me faithfully for many moons. Is there some way to reset > >a modem without a coldboot (which this required, reboot did no good)? > > I'd say the problem is somewhere else... You shouldn't use /dev/modem > unless it's a pcmcia modem or something. Use /dev/ttyS? instead. > > HTH > > -- > Dimitri > if replying to a Usenet posting, > reply to emaziuk at curtin dot edu dot au > -------------------------------- > The views expressed above (hereafter, views) are mine and ownership > remains with me. They are provided "as is" without expressed or > implied warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the > implied warranties of the suitability of the views for any purpose. > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
