Tom Munro Glass wrote: > My neighbour is happy to convert from XP to Linux and I've installed Kubuntu > 6.06.1 for him, but I'm struggling with getting KPPP to work (sadly he > doesn't have broadband). > > The modem from 'lspci' is 'Agere Systems LT WinModem'. > > /etc/ppp/options is the default file installed with Kubuntu, > but /etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options contains: > > noauth > debug > > The modem appears to connect OK but doesn't seem to be authenticating. KPPP > gives the error: 'Timeout expired while waiting for the PPP interface to come > up'. ppp.log is (timestamps removed): > > pppd 2.4.4b1 started by xxxx, uid 1000 > using channel 10 > Using interface ppp0 > Connect ppp0<->/dev/ttyLTM0 > sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xc18f43f> <pcomp> <accomp>] > Terminating on signal 15 > sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"] > sent [LCP TermReq id=0x3 "User request"] > Connection terminated > Modem hang-up > Exit > > I've tried using 'sudo wvdial' and again the modem connects, it starts up > pppd > but ends with the error: 'The PPP daemon had died: A modem hung up the phone > (exit code = 16)'. > > Help please???? > > Tom > > > Hi Tom, for what it is worth, I spent almost 3 weeks trying to get a similar modem to work, and failed. I bought an external hardware modem suggested early by other members, but I persevered with the winmodem for wuite a while), now no problem with the external modem
Alan
