Hi,
I've been battling to setup a linux box as a ppp server... I've followed
most of the material avaliable via the web (using the model where the ppp
client get's an address on the same subnet as the server and the server
does arp for it).
The Client (RH 6.0 - Kernel 2.2.7) dials in, authenticates to the server
(RH 6.0 - Kernel 2.2.13 - ppp 2.3.10) and both show ppp0 in ifconfig, but
they can't ping each other.
What I have noticed is that for each ping request from (say) the server
it's modem lights flash, and the TX packets increase by 1 - there is
however 100% packet loss. The client shows (for each ping request) an
increase in RX errors in it's ifconfig for the ppp0 interface.
Here's some more "odd" information. If a Win95 client is used the ppp
link to the linux server is 100%. If the linux client PC is used to dial
a commercial ISP this link is 100%. So... I don't *even* know whether the
problem is on the "client" or "server".
If anyone can help me I would appreciate it more than you could possibly
know. No-one that I've asked has been able to shed any light on the
matter.
I've included the relevant (I hope) sections of the ppp logs.
SERVER
Dec 10 13:17:47 mail modprobe: can't locate module char-major-108
Dec 10 13:17:47 mail pppd[735]: pppd 2.3.10 started by hphs, uid 501
Dec 10 13:17:47 mail pppd[735]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 10 13:17:47 mail pppd[735]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS2
Dec 10 13:17:53 mail pppd[735]: user hphs logged in
Dec 10 13:17:53 mail pppd[735]: local IP address 196.22.199.3
Dec 10 13:17:53 mail pppd[735]: remote IP address 196.22.199.7
CLIENT - UNSUCCESSFUL CONNECTION TO LINUX SERVER
Dec 10 12:58:07 defiant pppd[6932]: pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0
Dec 10 12:58:07 defiant pppd[6932]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 10 12:58:07 defiant pppd[6932]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Dec 10 12:58:07 defiant pppd[6932]: Warning - secret file /etc/ppp/pap-
secrets has world and/or group access
Dec 10 12:58:10 defiant pppd[6932]: Warning - secret file /etc/ppp/pap-
secrets has world and/or group access
Dec 10 12:58:13 defiant pppd[6932]: Remote message: Login ok
Dec 10 12:58:13 defiant modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Dec 10 12:58:13 defiant modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
Dec 10 12:58:13 defiant modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
Dec 10 12:58:13 defiant pppd[6932]: local IP address 196.22.199.7
Dec 10 12:58:13 defiant pppd[6932]: remote IP address 196.22.199.3
CLIENT CONNECTING SUCCESSFULLY TO A COMMERCIAL ISP
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant pppd[7032]: pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant pppd[7032]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant pppd[7032]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant pppd[7032]: Warning - secret file /etc/ppp/pap-
secrets has world and/or group access
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant pppd[7032]: local IP address 196.7.206.67
Dec 10 13:15:40 defiant pppd[7032]: remote IP address 196.2.153.34
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