Further to this I've got the syslog trail of the connection not connecting. This includes me unplugging and re-plugging the modem in to allow for re-running modem_run
May 15 00:34:15 gbh kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 3 May 15 00:34:27 gbh kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 4 May 15 00:34:27 gbh kernel: usb.c: USB device 4 (vend/prod 0x6b9/0x4061) is not claimed by any active driver. May 15 00:34:30 gbh /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6b9/4061/0 May 15 00:35:19 gbh modem_run[3308]: modem_run version 1.1rc1 started by gbh uid 0 May 15 00:35:21 gbh kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout May 15 00:35:21 gbh kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 4 ep 0x85 len 512 ret -110 May 15 00:35:37 gbh modem_run[3308]: ADSL synchronization has been obtained May 15 00:35:37 gbh modem_run[3308]: ADSL line is up (576 kbit/s down | 288 kbit/s up) May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppd[3312]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppd[3312]: Using interface ppp0 May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppd[3312]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1 May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3314]: PPPoA3 version 1.1rc1 started by root (uid 0) May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3314]: Control thread ready May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3319]: ppp(d) --> pppoa3 --> modem stream ready May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3320]: modem --> pppoa3 --> ppp(d) stream ready May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppd[3312]: Remote message: Authentication failure May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppd[3312]: CHAP authentication failed May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppd[3312]: Connection terminated. May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3319]: Error reading from pppd May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3314]: Woken by a sem_post event -> Exiting May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3314]: Read from ppp Canceled May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3314]: Write to ppp Canceled May 15 00:35:57 gbh pppoa3[3314]: Exiting And then, after connecting with Windows, unplugging the modem and plugging it into the linux box and running the identical script (obviously I've removed the real IP's it allocates) May 15 00:48:16 gbh modem_run[2171]: modem_run version 1.1rc1 started by root uid 0 May 15 00:48:18 gbh kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout May 15 00:48:18 gbh kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x85 len 512 ret -110 May 15 00:48:34 gbh modem_run[2171]: ADSL synchronization has been obtained May 15 00:48:34 gbh modem_run[2171]: ADSL line is up (576 kbit/s down | 288 kbit/s up) May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppd[2199]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppd[2199]: Using interface ppp0 May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppd[2199]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2 May 15 00:48:55 gbh /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppoa3[2201]: PPPoA3 version 1.1rc1 started by root (uid 0) May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppoa3[2201]: Control thread ready May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppoa3[2211]: ppp(d) --> pppoa3 --> modem stream ready May 15 00:48:55 gbh pppoa3[2212]: modem --> pppoa3 --> ppp(d) stream ready May 15 00:48:56 gbh pppd[2199]: local IP address *.*.*.* May 15 00:48:56 gbh pppd[2199]: remote IP address *.*.*.* May 15 00:48:56 gbh pppd[2199]: primary DNS address *.*.*.* May 15 00:48:56 gbh pppd[2199]: secondary DNS address *.*.*.* May 15 00:49:02 gbh kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team May 15 00:49:02 gbh kernel: ip_conntrack (256 buckets, 2048 max) It is VERY bizzare as both use the same identical script to connect so I cant understand where its getting the CHAP failure from. Any ideas where I need to look next? Thanks GBH ----- Original Message ----- From: "GBH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:44 PM Subject: [speedtouch] Reconnection problems > > Hi, > > I'm running Mandrake 8.2 with the RC1 modem_run. Everything works fine > untill I get a dropped connection (first one was after 7 days straight > connected). When I then try to re-connect it fails to connect. Most recently > this was due to a chap authentication failure. Having not changed any > settings or files I know this wasn't anything wrong with the Linux setup. > > After trying for about an hour (having disconnected everything and left it > powered down for 20 mins) without success I briefly connected via my windows > setup which it connected first time without question. On disconnecting and > trying Linux again it connected first time. I have no ideas where the > problem may lie but I was wondering if anyone here had come accross the same > problem? > > For the record, I have a small script which kills pppd/modem_run, deletes > ppp* from /var/run, reloads modem_run and then run pppd call adsl to > re-connect me. > > Thanks for any help you may be able to give. > > GBH > > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se dsinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
