Quoting Andreas Persenius ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Sorry; I deleted the original posting...
> Quoting Isabelle Poueriet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hello everyone. I'm sorry to post this again, but I'm having new problem > > now. > > > > I made some changes to those files I sent before and now when I type pppd > > at the command prompt I get some garbage text on my screen, and after a > > little while(30 seconds or so) I get the prompt back. > > > > I tailed d my /var/log/messages file and it reads as follows: > > > > pppd started by root..... > > using interface ppp0 > > connect : ppp0 <---> /dev/tty1 ^^^^ You're sending the packets to VC1, hence the garbage on the screen, and not to your modem, which is ttySn where n is 0 through 3. > > Lcp: time out sending config-Request > > Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean > > Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0 > > Exit i.e. nothing comes back. (And "nothing" has the top bit unset!) > > > > Any suggestions? I tried minicom -h but minicom is not in my system. > > I only have the base system installed. It's Debian 2.1 (Slink). > > I also tried wvdial. Not installed either. > > > > I'm eager to get Debian going. Please help. > > Thanks a million in advance. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.