Unable to re-establish my internet connection.
My initial install of LM 7.2 setup internet OK.
So I know the hardware/modem is not the problem.
While messing with cups to try to get user access
to my printer, I broke LM badly - flashing monitor,
no NTLDR or boot on startup, boot floppy just gets
back to flashing monitor - so I used the CDs to
do an update ( 2 hours + on this 166Hz/64MB machine).
The update got me back to where I could use DrakConf
to setup my ISP connect info. But many tries with
various combinations of info never got a beep out
of the modem - and no messages that I could find.
So I tried the manual for kppp. But I could not find
any help in where to start, or how to troubleshoot.
Next I tried the ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.
It led me thru a verification of files:
/etc/hosts.deny
ALL: ALL
/etc/hosts.accept
ALL: LOCAL
/etc/HOSTNAME
Don
/etc/hosts
127.0.0.0 localhost
0.0.0.0 donm
/etc/networks
loopback 127.0.0.0
localnet 0.0.0.0
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets
donm * passwd ( where passwd = my ISP passwd)
/etc/ppp/chatscript
#this file did not exist so I built it as
#instructed in the HOWTO
TIMEOUT 5
"" ATZ
OK ATDT12345678
ABORT "NO CARRIER"
ABORT BUSY
ABORT "NO DIALTONE"
ABORT WAITING
TIMEOUT 45
CONNECT ""
TIMEOUT 5
The above was implemented as root with cmd:
exec pppd connect \
'chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chatscript' \
-detach crtscts modem defaultroute \
user donm
/dev/modem 38400
This gets as far as showing ATZ on the screen
and then error: /dev/modem permission denied
I tried all permission settings on /dev/modem
and its link to /dev/ttyS1 but could never get
past this error. The first char in the permission
strings for /dev files are not normal files and
may prohibit direct access. But the HOWTO script
says do it. I tried chmod, chgrp, chown to all
possibilities but never got past the error.
After a day of this I need help !
Don
