Basic problem : Unable to initalise pppd over dial-up Environment : Using Red Hat Linux 6.1 DHCP and DNS (named) up and running fine. Tested over LAN. IPv4 packet forwarding on. All server daemons running on 192.168.1.1 Line added to /etc/inittab : s3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty modem -n 3 -D /dev/modem (Note: /dev/modem points to /dev/ttys3) using : s3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttys3 -n 3 -D /dev/ttys3 gives an error "s3 spawning too fast. Disabled for 5 minutes" /var/log/mgetty.log.ttys3 contains : 02/13 18:34:17 ys3 mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.21-Jul24 02/13 18:34:17 ys3 check for lockfiles 02/13 18:34:17 ys3 locking the line 02/13 18:34:17 ys3 mod: cannot open line /dev/ttys3: Input/output error 02/13 18:34:17 ys3 open device /dev/ttys3 failed: Input/output error 02/13 18:34:17 ys3 cannot get terminal line dev=ttys3, exiting: Input/output error However, replacing 'modem' in place of 'ttys3' starts up mgetty without an error and the user can dial and login via the default /bin/login at the terminal after dial-up connection. At the resulting system prompt the user types 'ppp' to initialise pppd and continue. He gets an error in Win9x saying "... unable to negotiate a compatible set of protocols" Line added to /etc/bashrc : alias ppp="exec /usr/sbin/pppd file /etc/ppp/options.dialup" Contents of /etc/ppp/options.dialup : -detach asyncmap 0 lock crtscts modem proxyarp netmask 255.255.255.0 ms-dns 192.168.1.1 Contents of /etc/ppp/options.modem : 192.168.1.1:192.168.1.200 Contents of /etc/ppp/options.ttys3 : 192.168.1.1:192.168.1.200 the perms are as follows: crw-rw---- 1 uucp uucp 3, 48 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 49 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys1 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 50 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys2 crw-rw---- 1 uucp uucp 3, 51 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys3 crw-rw---- 1 uucp uucp 3, 52 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys4 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 53 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys5 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 54 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys6 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 55 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys7 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 56 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys8 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 57 May 5 1998 /dev/ttys9 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 58 May 5 1998 /dev/ttysa crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 59 May 5 1998 /dev/ttysb crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 60 May 5 1998 /dev/ttysc crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 61 May 5 1998 /dev/ttysd crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 62 May 5 1998 /dev/ttyse crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 63 May 5 1998 /dev/ttysf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Feb 15 10:02 /dev/modem -> ttyS3 __________________________________ Shourya Sarcar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <Tel:91-033-4710477> Department of Computer Science and Engineering Jadavpur University Calcutta, India 700 032 All the world's a stage.. And I am acting tonight C - the difference : http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
