Patrick Klos wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >
> > Has anyone tried to talk to a cisco router w/ a linux box running
> >ppp. I have a connection but then I get in my syslog the following:
> >
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xc3 <asyncmap 0xa0000>
> ><magic 0xb07322b1> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x3 <magic 0xd4ad897b>
> ><pcomp> <accomp>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0xc3 <asyncmap 0xa0000>
> ><magic 0xb07322b1> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x3 <magic 0xd4ad897b>
> ><pcomp> <accomp>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <addr
> >192.168.100.2> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0xa <addr
> >192.168.100.1>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0xa <addr
> >192.168.100.1>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: rcvd [proto=0x8207] 01 08 00 04
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: Unsupported protocol (0x8207) received
> >Feb 26 03:30:30 pppd[131]: sent [LCP ProtRej id=0x4 82 07 01 08 00 04]
> >Feb 26 03:30:31 pppd[131]: rcvd [IPCP ConfRej id=0x3 <compress VJ 0f
> >01>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:31 pppd[131]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x4 <addr
> >192.168.100.2>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:31 pppd[131]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x4 <addr
> >192.168.100.2>]
> >Feb 26 03:30:31 pppd[131]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy
> >ARP
> >Feb 26 03:30:31 pppd[131]: local IP address 192.168.100.2
> >Feb 26 03:30:31 pppd[131]: remote IP address 192.168.100.1
> >
> >Everything looks good up to the Unsupported protocol line. What does
> >that mean? Is the router trying to do compression that pppd is not
> >understanding? Any help would be great.
>
> It's nothing to worry about. It just means that the Cisco box is asking
> your machine to negotiate another protocol. In this case, the Cisco is
> asking if you'd negotiate Cisco Discovery Protocol. Your Linux box tells
> the Cisco you don't understand that protocol. That's it. It's not hurting
> anything, and it doesn't mean that anything is wrong. You can safely
> ignore the message.
> ============================================================================
> Patrick Klos Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Klos Technologies, Inc. Web: http://www.klos.com/
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So if I can ignore this then my ppp link should be up, correct? If it is up I
should be able to ping the remote end (cisco) which I can't. If I do an
ifconfig I can see the ppp0 though. Have you ever done this, do you know how
to configure the router to handle this case?
Thanks
Glenn
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Glenn MacGregor
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Oracom, Inc.
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