>>> On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:55:03 +0000, Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> said:
zoro> OK, does anyone know what device path i can use to access the
zoro> modem? (adsl usb) as in /dev/usb/001/009 or something similar?
Such devices do not appear as such in the filesystem, a bit like the
network interface device, so there is no need of this.
zoro> i'm having terrible trouble getting the damn thing to login over
zoro> adsl, it connects no problem, so the adsl link is active, but it
zoro> simply wont login to my ISP!
It's hard to figure out what is the problem without seeing the logs...
zoro> can anyone help me with this? I've gotten all the driver /
zoro> firmware / installation out of the way, this is the last step and
zoro> it's driving me nuts!
Well, there are two obvious things to check, your PPP setup, and that
you are not being vtictim of a very annoying misfeature in one of the
crucial Speedtouch tools.
As to the PPP setup, there are innumerable FAQs, but just briefly here
check that:
* You have just freshly initialized *once* your Speedtouch with
'modem_run'. As far as I could figure out, running 'modem_run' for a
second time does not work. To reset your Speedtouch you have to unplug
it, replug it in a few seconds later, and then 'modem_run' will work.
* You have created a suitable PPP configuration file under
'/etc/ppp/peers/' for your configuration.
* Among other options this file *must* have a line like this:
pty "exec pppoa3 -m 1 -v 1 -vpi 8 -vci 35"
and *must not* have a "connect [ ... ]" line.
* You also must have a line in '/etc/ppp/chap-secrets' and/or
'/etc/ppp/pap-secrets' with your username and password.
If you have more than one line in that file, which can be if you use
more than one ISP, you should also define on that line a name for your
ISP, say "ADSL", and then add that name to your PPP configuration file
using the 'remotename' directive.
If you think taking care of all these annoying little details is a
chore, try to configure OpenSSL cleanly :-).
As to the annoying misfeature, 'pppoa3' uses a SysV semaphore to ensure
that only one instance of itself at a time can access the Speedtouch,
but the related code is rather extremely naive and in a very common case
it fails to do the sensible thing and access to the Speedtouch remains
blocked even if you use the '-c' option on a subsequent invocation.
To unblock access to the Speedtouch, first check that no 'pppoa3'
instance is running, then execute the 'ipcrm -S 0x4d444d01' command.
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