Sorry all, bit quick to post, found this on RedHat from some other PoorB.....
>Grrrrr. ppp-2.4.1 that comes with Redhat-7.2 is broken. Get the 2.4.0 >from the 7.1 distro and install it instead. Everything works now. At least this can go in the archives. Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "slug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:55 AM Subject: [SLUG] Problems with ppp connect to Redhat 7.2 > Hi all, I am having problems after upgrading to RH 7.2 > I have configured a few modems for dialin. > > Following is the error I get in the logs when attempting a ppp connect to my > system. > The box has been upgraded to RH 7.2. All was well before (DOH!) > Fault is on Stallion ports as well as com ports. Dialout is OK. > I can dialin and login using dumb terminal and login to the shell ok > I am using mgetty to auto connect ppp, I have done this config many many > times on pre 7.2 with no problems. > > Dec 7 11:07:12 mail mgetty[5709]: data dev=ttyS1, pid=5709, caller='none', > conn='31200', name='', cmd='/usr/sbin/pppd', user > ='/AutoPPP/' > Dec 7 11:07:12 mail pppd[5709]: pppd 2.4.1 started by a_ppp, uid 0 > Dec 7 11:07:12 mail pppd[5709]: Using interface ppp1 > Dec 7 11:07:12 mail pppd[5709]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/ttyS1 > Dec 7 11:07:15 mail ppp(pam_unix)[5709]: session opened for user cyberpro > by a_ppp(uid=0) > Dec 7 11:07:15 mail pppd[5709]: user cyberpro logged in > Dec 7 11:07:46 mail pppd[5709]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests > Dec 7 11:07:46 mail ppp(pam_unix)[5709]: session closed for user cyberpro > Dec 7 11:07:46 mail pppd[5709]: Connection terminated. > Dec 7 11:07:46 mail pppd[5709]: Connect time 0.6 minutes. > Dec 7 11:07:46 mail pppd[5709]: Sent 310 bytes, received 0 bytes. > Dec 7 11:07:46 mail pppd[5709]: Exit. > Dec 7 11:07:48 mail mgetty[5776]: init chat failed, exiting...: Invalid > argument > Dec 7 11:07:48 mail mgetty[5776]: failed in mg_init_data, dev=ttyS1, > pid=5776 > > > If I login to the shell using a dumb temrinal, then su to root, then call > pppd manually. I do see the lcp packets on the screen before I exit the > login script and begin ppp negotiation > I have tried setting the baud rate to 38400, checking with stty confirms > that the serial port stays fixed to the correct baud rate. > HEELP please. > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
