i've tested the rpm and it has the same error as i get with charlies
either they both have a mistake or I'm doing something else wrong
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith pppd[5224]: Could not determine local IP address
seems to me to be the critical error, but how to fix it is beyond me
#/var/log/messages
Sep 27 19:14:07 e-smith mgetty[5224]: data dev=ttyS0, pid=5224, caller='none',
conn='38400', name='', cmd='/usr/sbin/pppd', user='/AutoPPP/'
Sep 27 19:14:07 e-smith pppd[5224]: pppd 2.3.11 started by a_ppp, uid 0
Sep 27 19:14:07 e-smith pppd[5224]: Using interface ppp0
Sep 27 19:14:07 e-smith pppd[5224]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Sep 27 19:14:10 e-smith pppd[5224]: user stephen logged in
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith pppd[5224]: Could not determine local IP address
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith pppd[5224]: Connection terminated.
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith pppd[5224]: Connect time 0.1 minutes.
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith pppd[5224]: Sent 415 bytes, received 419 bytes.
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith kernel: ppp: channel ppp0 closing.
Sep 27 19:14:11 e-smith pppd[5224]: Exit.
Sep 27 19:30:00 e-smith kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully unregister
#/var/log/mgetty.log.ttyS0
09/20 00:35:51 yS0 mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
#/etc/ppp/options.ttyS0
lock
crtscts
modem
login
noauth
netmask 255.255.255.0
ms-dns 192.168.35.7
ms-wins 192.168.35.7
proxyarp
192.168.35.7:192.168.35.11
#/etc/ppp/options
name "stjosd"
noauth
noipdefault
lcp-echo-interval 30
lcp-echo-failure 2
