When I first started using Linux almost a year ago, like
everyone else I tried using kppp. I found it generally
frustrating and useless, especially trying to configure a
PAP script thing that worked. I gave up on that. My only
suggestion to others with kppp problems is: dump it and use
wvdial. wvdial is easy to install and use. The program
senses what kind of handshake your provider wants and keeps
you connected. Since wvdial is not on the Mandrake cd's you
will have to download an rpm version (I had to do this using
Windows when I started with Mandrake). I forget the URL but
a search at Google for "wvdial" will lead one to water.
Now I have my computer configured to dial up when I boot
Linux, and it works like a charm.
Phil
On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Harry Bush wrote:
� At 12:48 00.07.09.. +0200, Paul wrote:
�
� >On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Dariusz S Stochmal wrote:
� > >I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. [...]
� > >During connection process, there is a brief handshaking going on,
� > >and then my connection will drop and error appears
� > >PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly.
� >
� >This has come up before on the list. Set your timeout value (or something
� >like that) higher, from 60 to 400 seconds or so. That apparently is
� >helping many people
�
� I have absolutely the same problem, and unfortunately increasing timeout
� value to 400 doesn't help. Connection seems to start normally, then it
� pauses for a while and brokes telling daemon has died suddenly. Kppp's
� diagnosis is just "Sorry. Can't help you here" (how clear, isn't
� it...) PPP Logfile tells something also not fully understandable for me:
�
� Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: By default the remote system is required
� to authenticate itself
� Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (because this system has a default route
� to the internet)
� Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret
� (password) for it to use to do so.
� Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (None of the available passwords would
� let it use an IP address.)
�
� Username and password is definitely OK, I have repeatedly tested them.
� Installation now is US English to avoid possible locale problems (there are
� plenty of them in other parts of Mandrake). I haven't changed any other
� kppp parameters besides Account name, Provider phone No., two DNS server
� addresses given by provider, my username and password. Now temporarily
� also timeout value which didn't help. All other parameters set by Mandrake
� installation seem to be OK. Dialing and modem handshake is OK. I use DHCP.
� Provider confirms that PAP is allowed, however they don't have any Linux
� specialists to help me. Modem is decent external USRobotics. All hardware
� works OK on the same machine with Windows NT 4.0. Besides, I can easily
� connect same provider using same username and password in WinNT environment
� on the same machine.
�
� Unfortunately Mandrake support is very slow to respond - if ever, don't
� know, haven't received yet any reaction from them, being registered
� Mandrake Essential 7.1 and Powerpack 7.0 user. Two questions, one for each
� system, both are still unanswered. (so folks CD's from Cheapbytes are
� absolutely as valuable as "official" box...) There is no FAQ on Mandrake
� website either, even for 7.0 not to speak about 7.1 . Seems that popularity
� is playing bad scaling games with Mandrake... So hopefully somebody who
� has already solved this dialup problem will please explain what to do.
�
� One thing is sure - there definitely _is_ nasty Dialup problem in Mandrake
� with default installation and it is more complex than just modem or timeout
� settings. I have seen more then few people asking in networks about this
� "suddenly dying" pppd but no working answers beyond "man pppd" - which
� might be good way but not for the very first steps of newbie being cut off
� from main info source, Internet, unable to connect his provider. I had to
� re-install WinNT <sigh>.
�
� Harry
