Well Juan,
I seems the problem was not so strange after all. M. Andy Rabagliati saw it in
1996!
Here is what he has to say about it.
------------
>On Thursday 11 April, Nuno Serrenho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>>Lately, I've been getting a strange error with pppd:
>>
>
>>Does anyone have any idea what "serial line is looped back." means?
>
>[ Getting to be a FAQ - here ]
>
>pppd is reporting that everything it is sending out is coming back.
>
>From the point of view of the software, the serial data is looping back.
>Why ?
>
>Usually because there is a login prompt, or a shell command line,
>or something that is supposed to be talking to a human.
>
>We like to see what we type, so the login prompt, shell command line,
>editor, or whatever, echoes it back so we have some feedback.
>
>So, you have a timing hazard on your login, the login fails (perhaps
>because you sent the password out too soon, the system was busy, the
>modem dropped the line, and you are talking to the modem AT OK prompt,
>or any of a number of different reasons) and the serial line seems
>like it is looped back.
>
>pppd is trying to be helpful - it could just say "No connection" or
>something.
>
>Cheers, Andy!
>
>--
>Andy Rabagliati . [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
---------------
I got mine working by changing my longon script. I recommand that you use
minicom to connect to your ISP before changing your script. You will see what
your ISP is sending you and you will be able to adapt the script accordingly.
Louis Cayer
Montreal, Canada
-====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====-
to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/
