On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:12:17 +1200 Andrew Errington wrote: > > > > Actually the most likely reason has been touched on three or four times, > > but not been followed up on. Sometimes I wonder why I bother. > > > > If it has been 'touched on' maybe you should make it explicit. I must > confess to have lost the thread a bit.
It has been dealt with very explicitly. Try the three authentication options on kppp - chap, pap and script > > Anyway, I just plugged a PCMCIA modem into the ThinkPad and got kppp going > without too much trouble. > > Things I had to do: > > First, kppp couldn't find the modem, and I didn't know what port it had > appeared on. Kppp puts a lock file on the port and then takes forever to > figure out there's no modem. > > I installed wvdial "just to see". wvdial found the modem, dialled out, > tried to send the username and password, then barfed. > > Anyway, by looking at /etc/wvdial I found out where the modem was, entered > it into kppp and presto! Third time I got though. > > I had to delete the occasional lock file and spare kppp processes that I > killed impatiently waiting for it to time out. > > I didn't have to do anything with /etc/ppp/options... > > So, tomorrow I will verify it all works (still) then arrange to see Alan. > > If my machine connects to his ISP with his username and password then that > gets rid of some of the simpler possibilities (esp. as we are both running > Mepis 6.0), and I will follow the other suggestions here. And yes, I'll > try not to overlook the simple and obvious stuff first. > > A -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
