thanks that works - if i do killall -9 pppd , i can restart the connection but if I ctrl-C the original "pppd call adsl" , it still seems to block and I cant get it restarted. not sure what is left open that causes this ? unplugging the modem doesnt seem to help either
type : killall -9 pppd then : pppd call adsl that will work ----- Original Message ----- From: "jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 8:29 AM Subject: [speedtouch] reconnection problems > Hi > > Firstly thanks for producing the drivers - I have successfully connected to > my provider (BT openworld). The problem I have is if I want to reconnect. > After disconnecting by killing pppd , running "pppd call adsl" again produces > the following log output > > un 19 16:59:08 larry pppd[3592]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 > Jun 19 16:59:08 larry pppoa3[3593]: pppoa3 version 1.2-beta1 started by root > (uid 0) > Jun 19 16:59:08 larry pppoa3[3593]: A previous instance seems to be running > Jun 19 16:59:08 larry pppoa3[3593]: Sending the kill signal to 2831 and > waiting... > Jun 19 16:59:08 larry pppd[3592]: using channel 25 > Jun 19 16:59:08 larry pppd[3592]: Using interface ppp0 > Jun 19 16:59:08 larry pppd[3592]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/16 > Jun 19 16:59:09 larry pppd[3592]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> > <magic 0x7b904530>] > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry last message repeated 6 times > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry pppd[3592]: Terminating on signal 2. > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry pppd[3592]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"] > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry pppd[3592]: Child process /usr/local/sbin/pppoa3 -m 1 -c > -vpi 0 -vci 38 (pid 3593) terminated with signal 2 > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry pppd[3592]: Modem hangup > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry pppd[3592]: Connection terminated. > Jun 19 16:59:21 larry pppd[3592]: Exit. > > > > It seems I have to reboot the machine to be able to reconnect. How can I reset > the system without a reboot ? > > Jon > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
