The problem is indicated by the line "Serial line is looped back". While
this indicates a problem with the /dev entry, I don't know just what the
problem is. For that reason, I'm copying this reply, which includes your
private response to me, back to linux-ppp, in the hope that someone else can
suggest what the specific problem might be. (It really is better to keep
these discussions on the list, not take them private - I assume you did so
by accident.)
At 07:58 PM 6/18/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi
>Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry. I missed one part in my mail but in
>the inittab, it's OK. (pd:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/pppd). Anyway, I don't have any
>problem when I run pppd manually. Below is the messages in my
>/var/log/messages:
>
> pppd[324]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
> pppd[324]: Using interface ppp0
> pppd[324]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua0
> pppd[324]: Serial line is looped back.
> pppd[324]: Connection terminated.
> pppd[324]: Exit.
> init: Id "pd" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
>
>Is it helpful? (My modem is connected to COM1 (/dev/ttyS0).
>
>Daryoush
>
>PS: I haven't mentioned anything about /dev/cua0. By the way, I the command
>that I issued manually is: "pppd /dev/ttyS0". Can it be problem? if so,
>what changes shall make and where?
>
>
>
>RA>NET-3-HOWTO says to add this line:
>
>RA>pd:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/pppd
>
>RA>That's a bit different from what you wrote in your message, but my guess is
>RA>that you did this part right in inittab but left out a piece in your e-mail.
>RA>(If I'm wrong in my guess, you need to fix this part.)
>
>RA>In any case, the problem isn't here; it's with the pppd setup itself. What
>RA>the error message means is that pppd tries to run, fails, and quits. The
>RA>"respawn" instruction in /etc/inittab tells init to restart the app after it
>RA>quits. But init also notices if an app is continuously stopping and
>RA>restarting -- it suspends respawning under those circumstances and prints
>RA>the log entry you found (otherwise your CPU would be spending all its time
>RA>restarting pppd).
>
>RA>You need to find out what the problem is in your pppd setup. I'd recommend
>RA>you disable this inittab line and work on getting pppd to connect by hand
>RA>(running it from the command line). Once you have it working on a standalone
>RA>basis, you can go back to trying to get respawning to work with it.
>
>RA>As a first step, see what messages the pppd processes are writing to your lo
>
>RA>At 03:14 PM 6/18/99 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>RA>>Hi
>RA>>According to NET-3-HOWTO, I added the line:
>RA>>
>RA>>pd:23:/usr/sbin/pppd
>RA>>
>RA>>and in the /etc/ppp/options I added -detach but I get the error "respawning
>RA>>too fast: disabled for 5 minutes". How can I fix it?
>
>RA>------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
>RA>Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
>RA>Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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