Just remembered there is a good howto:
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/linux/LDP/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO.html
Start at 14.
Geof Goodrum wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > hi guys...i still have the same problem.
> > in the log file the last line says :
> >
> > Using interface ppp0
> > Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua1
> >
> > and after sometime it disconnects, i cannot see any of the
> > LCP Rqs/Acks, in the log file
>
> Not directly pertinent to the problem, but you should consider using the
> ttyS1 device instead of cua1. Use of the cua devices is deprecated.
>
> This is a guess, but from this and your earlier post, it appears that you
> have not initiated the PPP protocol at your ISP. Before you quit minicom
> and start pppd, you should see a series of "garbage" characters from the
> ISP indicating the PPP negotiation sequence. Check with your ISP on how
> to initiate PPP.
>
> Once you get the connection working, you can automate it by using a chat
> script instead of minicom.
>
> Geof Goodrum
> Voice: +1-301-457-5100
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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