I'm still thinking...but what's on /dev/ttyS0 (serial port 1)? Can you try
moving the modem there?
Also, have you tried removing the NIC and starting the machine to see if all
goes well? Did you try switching the PCI/ISA slot in which you have the NIC?
It's very strange that you have to take one device down to get the other to
intialise...It reeks of an IRQ conflict, but the two devices are defintely
not sharing the same IRQ. Is there anything else on IRQ 3?
I haven't used an external modem at all so I'm not familiar with how the
system recognises it, nor how it's driven. But I can't figure it's that
difficult to get going. Is the modem brought up at boot? If so, maybe change
that. pmfirewall should have no trouble seeing the modem when it does come
up, even if pmfirewall is in the boot script--yeah, you'll get messages up
arse in /var/log/messages, but you can ignore that if you don't mind a large
log file. I'm assuming you shutdown daily?
For the "usepeerdns", of which I'm unsure, you can add a file in /etc/ppp
called ip-up.local if you simply open it in vi. su to root first, vi
ip-up.local, and andd whatever lines were suggested tou you. save the file
and exit.
Then do chmod +x ip-up.local. The ip-up script already has a line in it
(well, it should) to call ip-up.local. This is for user configuration, as
they suggest we leave our hands off ip-up.
All I can think of right now, is that if you haven't areadly physically
changed the position of the hardware (move the NIC to another slot, and
change serial ports for the modem), then do so. Try booting with one out,
then the other out, and see what happens. If you can do this, and give me as
much detail as possible about the resultsm and any log entries, that might
help think.
Sorry I don't have more for you to work with right now.
--Greg
> Hi Greg,
> I never did see my first post so I,m sending again.
>
> I don't think I have an IRQ conflict -----NIC is IRQ 10 , External Modem
on
> serial port 2 s/b IRQ 3,I have set for ttyS1. I played in the BIOS with
pnp
> but that didn't help. I went to ppp/plip/slip and found ppp0---- I don't
see
> anything to change?I did try seting some options but didn't help. I
> installed pmfirewall again and choose "not' to start
> at boot" ,---but to start on" successful ppp connection". Didn't help! It
> doesn't seem to find ppp0.
>
> I found something at /usr/doc/ppp-2.3.11/scripts that mentions about
adding
> "usepeerdns" to /etc/ppp/ip-up.local---- I can't fine this file. It said
> something about having to create an executible script. Is this anything
> that might help?
>
> If i don't keep using Kppp what would you advise trying?
> Thanks for help
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Kppp and Networking
>
>
> > OK, it sounds to me as thought you do not have you modem set up
correctly.
> > Maybe an IRQ conflict with eth0 (if you have to take one down to bring
the
> > other up), try switching slots if you can and see what happens...do you
> have
> > Plug-nPlay enabled in your bios? You may want to tun it off (or on, as
the
> > case may be).
> >
> > Then go into netconf, or linuxconf and check all your setting for
> > PPP/PLIP/SLIP...if you don't have your modem configured here (ppp0),
that
> > could be the problem also--I remember back about a year or so ago, when
I
> > actually used kppp for a month, that it has its own configuration, apart
> > from the system networking configuration. If you decide to continue
using
> > kppp, you'll also have to add a script line to execute pmfirewall start
> > after a connection is made I don't think it uses /sbin/ifup to call the
> ppp
> > scrits in /etc/ppp. And that is where pmfirewall puts itself for ppp
> dial-up
> > (in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local).
> >
> > Since you modem and NIC are conflicting, we need to figure out why they
> > "just can't all get along" before we can get packets to pass through the
> > firewall.
> >
> > --Greg
> >
> >
> > > Hi Greg,
> > > I did as you advised except"portsentry". Haven't tried that yet.
> > > I installed pmfirewall, and checked /etc/hosts.allow and
> /et/hosts.deny
> > > After installing pmfirewall I did ./pmfirewall restart and it showed
my
> > dns
> > > numbers allright but it said about ppp0 "device not found" also under
> > > ipchains an "invalid mask message"
> > > at the end it showed
> > > External ppp0 /
> > > Anyway Kppp still fails. The only time I can get Kppp to connect and
> > :reach
> > > out" is when I disable eth0 and my DNS number. Under Kppp Statistics
> > > It will say Local Addr 6x.xx.xx.x Remote Addr. 208.223.199.240
> > > What do I try next?
> > > Thanks
> > > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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