To follow up on my own post, I solved the problem described below by
taking the following steps:
rpm -e ppp-2.3.3-4.i386.rpm
tar xzf ppp-2.3.3.tar.gz
cd ppp2.3.3
configure
make ; make install
chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Trevor Astrope wrote:
> Hi, we recently migrated from Slackware to Red Hat and we're having
> trouble getting our ppp server operational again. We're using ppp 2.3.3
> and Red Hat 5.1 Intel. The modems are USR Courier V.Everything (external).
>
> Here's a log of the ppp sesssion on the server. It is the same whether the
> client is another linux box or win95 using a script that completes
> successfully.
>
> Aug 19 17:06:24 linux pppd[6010]: pppd 2.3.3 started by astrope, uid 574
> Aug 19 17:06:24 linux pppd[6010]: Using interface ppp0
> Aug 19 17:06:24 linux pppd[6010]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> Aug 19 17:06:24 linux pppd[6010]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
>0xffff06ad> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Aug 19 17:06:52 linux last message repeated 9 times
> Aug 19 17:06:55 linux pppd[6010]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Aug 19 17:06:55 linux pppd[6010]: Connection terminated.
> Aug 19 17:06:55 linux pppd[6010]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Aug 19 17:06:55 linux pppd[6010]: Exit.
>
> pppd is started by the user logging into the shell with a script and then
> executing startppp which is an alias for "exec /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS1".
> The modem is on /dev/ttyS1 too.
>
> As you can see from the log, pppd gets started, but a ppp session fails to
> negotiate.
>
> Here is the /etc/ppp/options file:
>
> 115200
> -detach
> lock
> asyncmap 0
> crtscts
> modem
> debug
> kdebug 25
>
> And here is the /etc/ppp/options.ttyS1 file:
>
> 192.168.1.1:192.168.1.10
> proxyarp
>
> pppd is running as both a client and a server, so that is why proxyarp is
> in the options.ttyS1 file. I've also tried using the /AutoPPP/ feature of
> mgetty with the same results. I have ppp support compiled into the kernel
> and use ip masq and have ip forwarding compiled in as well. The outgoing
> ppp connection works fine.
>
> Like I said, we had this setup working great on Slackware using ppp
> 2.2.0f. I've also tried using 2.2.0f on the RH box with the same results.
> I have no idea what I can be doing different this time around.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Tia,
>
> Trevor
>
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