i had the same problem with my external hardware modem!! so if you get an answer let me know!! dan '(Wales is) a ghastly place, huge gangs of tough, sinewy men roaming the valleys terrifying people with their close-harmony singing. You need half a pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names. Never ask for directions in Wales, Baldrick - you'll be washing spit out of your hair for a fortnight.' -- Blackadder, Amy And Amiability ----- Original Message ----- From: "s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] pppd problem (any help desperately needed) > If increasing the timeout doesn't help (I hope it does): > What is the error? Go into /var/log and look in your syslog and messages and > see what it says. It will usually tell you what the problem(s) is. Could be > a lock file/dir/dev, could be permissions, could be any of your pppd scripts, > .... the list goes on and on. Come back with your errors. > -s > > On Sunday 08 April 2001 08:05 am, you wrote: > > i have an lt winmodem on linux mandrake 7.2 (the wal-mart version). i > > downloaded a script and module .zip from the internet (linmodems.com) and > > my modem works! (i guess its a linmodem now), but when i start pppd to > > connect it dials and establishes a connection, but as soon as it says > > "logging on to network" i get an error like "pppd died unexpectedly, check > > man page for errorcodes.." or something very similar. can anyone PLEASE > > help?ill even tell you the url of the script thing i got... > > rabius, > > on a p200MMX, 32mb ram, 1.2gb,516mb hdds, 2mb video ram, LM7.2, SB > > AWE32/64, lt winmodem (56k). >
