It is difficult to be certain, but it sounds like you are describing a
problem that occurs at the modem-to-modem level before pppd (or even chat,
beyond running the AT command to dial) ever really kicks in. I'm inferring
this from this part of your message:
>I get
>dialtone, and the usual whirling and buzzing from the modem, but not the
>final click-in (or belching or whatever)
It reads like you are describing a situation where the two modems themselves
never succeed in handshaking. So the first thing I would do is make sure
that the number you are dialing (a) answers, (b) has a modem at the other
end (just dial it by hand and see if you hear modem squeaks), and (c) works
with whatever speed modem you are using.
As you your closing quuestion ... both pppd and chat log via syslog. Check
the logfiles in /var/log for entries from pppd &/or chat (I think you want
/var/log/syslog, or maybe /var/log/messages).
At 04:22 AM 4/15/01 -0400, David Turetsky wrote:
>I just switched ISPs from msn to earthlink and am unable to establishing
>communications via the new ISP
>
>I changed POP telephone numbers, account name and password in
>"my-chat-script" and changed tne nameserver numbers in /etc/resolv.conf per
>instructions from the ISP, but the ISP breaks off connections. I get
>dialtone, and the usual whirling and buzzing from the modem, but not the
>final click-in (or belching or whatever)
>
>I have also tweaked the script changing some ' to "" and ' r ogin' from
>'ogin' as they suggested, but to no avail
>
>They have recommended a somewhat different setup than what was generated
>from my Linux package, but as far as I can tell, the two are comparable
>
>I am assuming there is some small but critical difference in detail that we
>have not yet nailed down and I am waiting for further clarification from the
>ISP (do they use PAP authentication, etc)
>
>Isn't there some log I can examine to establish the precise point of
>failure?
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