On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Bill Fairchild wrote:
> here is what I'm getting from /var/log/messages these days, I know that
> it must be something obvious and small....
>
> chat[617]:User Access Verification
> chat[617]:^M
> chat[617]:Username: ^M
> chat[617]:% Username: timeout expired
> chat[617]: Username:
> chat[617]: alarm
> chat[617]: Failed
> pppd[613]: Connect script failed
> pppd[613]: Exit
> kernel: PPP:ppp line discipline successfully unregistered
>
> once again, any help is greatly appreciated,
>
> Things are changing, it's just hard to tell where they are going.
>
> Bill
I imagine it is some small typo in the chat script... it is incredibly
sensitive to stuff.. Mine had like 2 extra spaces that cause odd
interpolation to take place.. I would suggest taking one of the example
ones, and build the changes in from there, one step at a time.
> P.S.-can anyone recommend a good book for troubleshooting this sort of
> thing, or even better, one that explains the basics of the way
> Linux/Unix handle the negotiations between the localhost and remote
> host? Like, does my localhost name matter at all when/if I ever get a
> ppp connection to U.T., or does the assigned IP address supersede the
> localhost name? How does it know? Where is this stuff stored?
>
> Thanks again
To answer your specific questions.. No, your localhost name does not
matter when connecting to UT. The assigned IP and the name are actually
two seperate beasts. If that really interests you, check out the
Net3_Howto.. that ges into specifics.
There is no book, if you could compress the knowledge of years of
tinkering with stuff into a useable volume.. you would be a very rich man.
It you want to be the master.. of anything really, just devote 90% of your
free time to it (and some of your non-free time) and you will just get
good with time. Hmm to much philosophy for one night...
Josef
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