> Status is: disconnected
> trying to connect to smpppd
> connect to smpppd
> Status is: disconnected
> Status is: connecting
> Status is: disconnected
> pppd[0] died: pppd options error (exit code 2)
Is smppd running? (rcsmpppd status, as root). You can use the runlevel
editor from yast to set it to run automatically after boot (it's one of
the "services").
Otherwise it looks to me like pppd is encountering an illegal option -
this should never happen. Hmm. Try setting pppd logging to verbose
first. For that, one of the options pppd needs to see is a "verbose".
pppd reads a truckload of config files though. Add a "verbose" (no
quotes) on a line by itself to any one (or all) of the following files.
Perhaps the first line of the file is the best place. Remove it again
later.
/etc/ppp/options
/root/.ppprc (this probably doesn't exist, perhaps it's easiest to
create this one and see if it works)
/etc/ppp/peers/wvdial
/etc/ppp/peers/ppp
As a result of the "verbose", you should see a lot more output lines of
pppd. You're trying to find out on which option pppd chokes, and then
search files for it to remove the option.
> Agere Systems AC'97 Modem
I thought AC'97 was a sound chip, but Agere = Lucent.
You could also try and remove the packages ppp, wvdial, smpppd, ltmodem,
kinternet to clear out all your dialup stuff, and then reinstalling
them. Not that this kind of M$ solution should be needed for Linux, of
course... but being pragmatic, it could be fastest.
If you want to bring the box over I'll have a look at it.
Volker
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