On Wed 11/05/2005 17:56, Andrew Benton wrote: >F J Brooks wrote: >> May 11 10:39:18 localhost pppd[8129]: CHAP authentication failed: CHAP >> authentication rejected
>The messages look pretty good to me. The firmware loaded and the line >synchronised so all the messing about with firmware is over! Also you've used >the correct vci/vpi numbers for the UK, the bootscript ran and called ppp so that's >good. The message above suggests that you've made a mistake entering your >details in either /etc/ppp/chap-secrets or /etc/ppp/peers/speedtch. Unfortunately >those secrets are not something you can post to a mailing list. Check the details >are the same as the ones you use in windows. Check that you've put 'quotes' >around them. Check there's a space and a * and another space between you >username and password in chap-secrets. Thanks, Andrew. I altered the details – you’re right, I’d omitted the quote marks. Extract from this morning’s syslog looks like this: May 12 07:03:41 localhost kernel: ADSL line is synchronising May 12 07:03:41 localhost kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF] May 12 07:03:41 localhost kernel: ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB] May 12 07:03:42 localhost kernel: ibm_acpi: ec object not found May 12 07:03:43 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.16ac) May 12 07:03:43 localhost kernel: apm: overridden by ACPI. May 12 07:03:45 localhost postfix/master[7610]: fatal: could not find any active network interfaces May 12 07:03:46 localhost kdm_config[7765]: Unrecognized key 'UseLilo' in section [Shutdown] at /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc:12 May 12 07:03:46 localhost anacron[7782]: Anacron 2.3 started on 2005-05-12 May 12 07:03:46 localhost anacron[7782]: Normal exit (0 jobs run) May 12 07:03:46 localhost /usr/sbin/cron[7804]: (CRON) INFO (pidfile fd = 3) May 12 07:03:46 localhost /usr/sbin/cron[7805]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok) May 12 07:03:46 localhost /usr/sbin/cron[7805]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs) May 12 07:03:46 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California May 12 07:03:46 localhost kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 May 12 07:03:46 localhost udev[7857]: creating device node '/dev/ppp' May 12 07:03:46 localhost udev[7884]: creating device node '/dev/vcs7' May 12 07:03:46 localhost udev[7886]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa7' May 12 07:03:54 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 10 May 12 07:03:54 localhost kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded. May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: PPPoATM plugin_init May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: PPPoATM setdevname - remove unwanted options May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: PPPoATM setdevname_pppoatm - SUCCESS:0.38 May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: pppd 2.4.2 started by root, uid 0 May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: Using interface ppp0 May 12 07:03:57 localhost pppd[8016]: Connect: ppp0 <--> 0.38 May 12 07:03:59 localhost kernel: ADSL line is up (1152 Kib/s down | 288 Kib/s up) May 12 07:04:03 localhost pppd[8016]: CHAP authentication succeeded: CHAP authentication accepted May 12 07:04:03 localhost pppd[8016]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP May 12 07:04:03 localhost pppd[8016]: local IP address 83.216.139.90 May 12 07:04:03 localhost pppd[8016]: remote IP address 213.162.127.133 May 12 07:04:03 localhost pppd[8016]: primary DNS address 213.162.97.65 May 12 07:04:03 localhost pppd[8016]: secondary DNS address 213.162.97.66 May 12 07:04:03 localhost udev[8091]: removing device node '/dev/vcs1' May 12 07:04:03 localhost udev[8097]: removing device node '/dev/vcsa1' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8116]: creating device node '/dev/vcs1' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8120]: creating device node '/dev/vcs2' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8118]: creating device node '/dev/vcs3' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8124]: creating device node '/dev/vcs4' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8122]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa1' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8126]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa3' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8128]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa2' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8130]: creating device node '/dev/vcs5' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8134]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa5' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8136]: creating device node '/dev/vcs6' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8138]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa6' May 12 07:04:04 localhost udev[8132]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa4' May 12 07:04:13 localhost hald[7535]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 1348. Rebasing to 1348 May 12 07:11:44 localhost kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize! So it seems that the CHAP business was sorted out, but I still cannot get on the net, so something's still holding things up. What do you think? Best Fred -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.8 - Release Date: 10/05/2005 Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
