Sean Armstrong wrote:
>
> Ok. I took everyones advice and added the IP addresses 198.20.0.1 and
> 198.20.0.2 to the host files of both computers. One address for one computer
> and the other IP for the other computer. I used the following command on the
> each computer:
> pppd -detach crtscts lock <local IP>:<Other IP> 34800 &
> Both went back to the command line prompt. I ran PS -A on the Mandrake box
> and saw the pppd running. I ran the ps command on the Debian box and the
> pppd immediately exited and was no longer running. I don't understand why
> the Debian box isn't holding the connection. All of the PPP software is
> there and the PPP and SLIP modules are present.
> Can anyone help me with this?
On the Debian machine, try the following:
Open a shell window.
su to root
Then
$ tail -f /var/log/messages
(assuming that is the path for your messages file)
Then try and establish the ppp connection, and watch what appears in the
console window where tail is running. You'll see an error (an error
which is silent to the console executing pppd).
-Stephen-
