Aha, here are the log messages and wvdial.conf for ppp1 which readily connects and ppp2 which will not connect saying see below
]$ /sbin/ifup ppp2 ]# tail /var/log/messages Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: OK Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: Sending: ATM1L3 Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: ATM1L3 Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: OK Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: Modem initialized. Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: Configuration does not specify a valid phone number. Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: Configuration does not specify a valid login name. Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline WvDial: Configuration does not specify a valid password. Sep 25 09:50:00 philonline pppd[1466]: Connect script failed Sep 25 09:50:01 philonline pppd[1466]: Exit ]# cat /etc/wvdial.conf [Dialer Skyinet-PLDT] Username = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Password = Phone = 8787111 Inherits = Dialer Defaults Stupid mode = 0 ]$ /sbin/ifup ppp1 ]# tail /var/log/messages Sep 25 09:50:31 philonline WvDial: OK Sep 25 09:50:31 philonline WvDial: Modem initialized. Sep 25 09:50:31 philonline WvDial: Sending: ATDT 4362222 Sep 25 09:50:31 philonline WvDial: Waiting for carrier. Sep 25 09:50:31 philonline WvDial: ATDT 4362222 Sep 25 09:50:35 philonline pppd[1541]: Terminating on signal 15. Sep 25 09:50:35 philonline WvDial: Disconnecting at Wed Sep 25 09:50:35 2002 Sep 25 09:50:35 philonline pppd[1541]: Serial connection established. Sep 25 09:50:35 philonline pppd[1541]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 25 09:50:35 philonline pppd[1541]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0 ]# cat /etc/wvdial.conf [Dialer Skyinet] Username = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Password = Phone = 4362222 Inherits = Dialer Defaults Stupid mode = 0 There is no such file as /etc/interfaces Now after above exercise I exchanged manually in /etc/wvdial.conf the two telephone numbers and surprise, surprise ppp2 and ppp3 as well as ppp1 connected readily. I'll be darn, my old boos used to say. [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Nothing comes to mind based on the info you posted. Perhaps I (or > someone) could suggest something if you posted > 1. the relevant portions of /etc/interfaces > 2. whatever the log files contain about an unsuccessful > attempt > I omit the ppp config stuff from this list since you say it works if > run directly (or at least I think you are saying that - I've never > used kppp so am not *sure* that it relies on the same config files - > if not, please post that info too, concealing only your password). > At 03:38 PM 9/24/02 +0800, Peter wrote: >Hi, > >I have 3 ISPs of which one with 2 phone numbers (ppp1 and ppp2). Using the >command >/sbin/ifup pppx I can connect only to ppp0 and ppp1; ppp2 and ppp3 >> will just sit doing nothing. The same happens using the guis rp3 and > usernet, on the window waiting the bar just moves for ever back and forth. > >Yet using rp3-config -debug or kppp I can dial-up and > connect with all 4 numbers. > >Is there an explanation to this and can correction be made that command >/sbin/ifup >which I prefer can be used for all ppps? > >In wvdial.conf all looks correct the same in pap/chap-secret. -- Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
