Hey mate, you've lost me there :) Not sure what the default route is and how to check it?
Thanks Matt > Hi have you checked whether the default route is being assigned to ppp0 > and not eth0. good luck > > On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 11:17 +1300, Matthew Whiting wrote: >> Hey cheers all for your suggestions so far. Appreciate your help! >> >> Am still stuck, so thought I'd backtrack and explain what I've done so >> far. Basically followed through the instructions on >> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=93852 except used the >> ltmodem-3.81b1.tar.gz package as suggested by ebonflame. Thought this >> would mean I would be okay with gcc 4.0 instead of 3.4. However, >> installation failed without 3.4 and I had to install. No problems >> however >> with further installation and I thought everything was sweet when my >> modem >> was detected by gnome-ppp and dialed. But alas... it don't want to stay >> connected. Grrgh. >> >> Any further thoughts as to how I could diagnose and sort this problem >> would be cool... Damn, I wish I hadn't bought a winmodem!!! >> >> Cheers >> Matt >> >> > Matthew Whiting wrote: >> >> Okay, from /var/log/syslog: >> >> >> >> Feb 24 13:27:42 localhost kernel: [4300481.877000] PPP generic driver >> >> version 2.4.2 >> >> Feb 24 13:27:42 localhost pppd[9069]: pppd 2.4.3 started by matthew, >> uid >> >> 1000 >> >> Feb 24 13:27:42 localhost pppd[9069]: Using interface ppp0 >> >> Feb 24 13:27:42 localhost pppd[9069]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyLTM0 >> >> Feb 24 13:27:44 localhost pppd[9069]: Modem hangup >> >> Feb 24 13:27:44 localhost pppd[9069]: Connection terminated. >> >> Feb 24 13:27:44 localhost pppd[9069]: Exit. >> >> >> >> So, yep, two seconds and it disconnects. That's all I can come up >> with >> >> from the logs. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Matt >> >> >> >>> On my distro ppp logs to various files depending on the type of >> output >> >>> in; >> >>> >> >>> /var/log/daemons/ >> >>> >> >>> Cheers Ross Drummond >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:49, Nick Rout wrote: >> >>>> somewhere in /var/log i would think. >> >>>> >> >>>> if you can't find it quickly run: >> >>>> >> >>>> cd /var/log >> >>>> grep ppp * -r >> >>>> >> >>>> and you should find ppp's logs. >> >>>> >> > >> > Matt, here is my /etc/ppp/options, this was given me by a kindly >> Telstra >> > tech some years ago to deal with problems I had connecting. give it a >> try. >> > >> > ==== cut here ==== >> > lock >> > noauth >> > defaultroute >> > ipcp-max-configure 65 >> > ipcp-accept-local >> > ipcp-accept-remote >> > idle 600 >> > ==== cut here ==== >> > >> > John >> > >> > >> >> >> > >
