This may be redundant, but I am sending this info in any case. outputs from files inside the /etc/ppp folder (while pppd does not work)
( chap-secrets, connect-erros, pap-secrets appear as locked files and I couldn't read the data as user) resolv.conf nameserver 203.197.12.30 nameserver 202.54.18 options lock nodefaultroute noproxyarp usepeerdns options term.0 460800 # default baud rate for this port asyncmap 0xa0000 # work around broken peers #:192.168.1.1 # allow dial-up users to get this address options tmpl lock nodefaultroute noproxyarp options ttya tmpl 38400 asyncmap 0xa0000 :192.168.1.1 options ttyb 38400 asyncmap 0xa0000 :192.168.1.1 /peers/tataindicom connect "/usr/bin/chat -e -e -s -S -f /etc/ppp/tataindicom-chat" user internet remotename tataindicom Sivasubramanian M On 12/2/08, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy <isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Sanjeev, > > I missed your originial instructions for the pppd command and instead went > by your recent mail that said start pppd, and missed Venky's message as > well... > > Tried pppd term/0 [ i typed zero ] call tataindicom > > pppd: command line; unrecognized option 'term/0' > pppd version 2.4.0b1 > Usage ...etc. > > Tried it with privileges escalated to root with the same result > > ( Just to check if the etc folder looks alright, the ls command for > /etc/ppp shows > > chap-secrets myisp-chat.tmpl options.ttya.tmpl resolv.conf > connect-errors options options.ttyb tataindicom.chat > ip-down options.term.0 pap-secrets ) > > When I earler untarred the ppp.tar file in /etc/ppp, all these files were > under etc/ppp/ppp ( a ppp subfolder within the /etc/ppp folder. Now I have > corrected this. Hope the corrections that I have carried out to make all the > above files show up under /etc/ppp is not wrong ) > > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > > > On 12/2/08, Sanjeev <sanjeev.bagewadi at sun.com> wrote: >> >> Shiva, >> >> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 08:42:08PM +0530, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy wrote: >> > Hello Sanjeev >> > >> > After pppd, it still did not work >> > >> > Could it be because the untar process created a ppp folder within >> > /etc/ppp ? The files were untarred into /etc/ppp/ppp >> > >> > I moved the /etc/ppp folder to somewhere in the home directory and >> > then untarred the ppp.tar folder in /etc >> This is correct. >> >> > >> > Now the /etc/ppp folder shows the various file names, but after pppd, >> >. it still does not work. >> >> Can you please post the output that you get when you start pppd ? >> (Also, please post the command that you use). >> >> Thanks and regards, >> Sanjeev. >> >> > >> > shiva. >> > >> > On 12/1/08, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy <isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote: >> > > Sanjeev, >> > > >> > > Thanks. Will go back to my laptop and try again by starting pppd ( I >> > > assume that I have to type pppd in the shell prompt and then launch >> > > firefox.) >> > > >> > > >> > > Shiva. >> > > >> > > On 12/1/08, Sanjeev <sanjeev.bagewadi at sun.com> wrote: >> > >> Sivasubramanian, >> > >> >> > >> Have you started pppd ? >> > >> Looks like pppd is not started yet. >> > >> After you copied (aka. untared) the files into /etc/ppp, you need >> > >> to start pppd. This would now use the USB modem and dial out. >> > >> >> > >> Regards, >> > >> Sanjeev >> > >> >> > >> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 03:07:08PM +0530, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> wrote: >> > >>> ifconf -a shows >> > >>> >> > >>> lo): flags=2001000849<UP, LOOPBACK, RUNNING, MUTLTICAST, IPv4, >> VIRTURAL, >> > >>> mtu >> > >>> 8232 index 1 >> > >>> inet 127.0.0.1 netmaks ff000000 >> > >>> >> > >>> etc >> > >>> >> > >>> svcs -a|grep sns shows >> > >>> >> > >>> disabled a5:06:32 svc: /network/dns/multicast:default >> > >>> disabled server:default >> > >>> disabled client:default >> > >>> >> > >>> Sivasubramanian M >> > >>> >> > >>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy < >> > >>> isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote: >> > >>> >> > >>> > Hello >> > >>> > >> > >>> > With the ppp.tar.gz file in the /etc/ppp folder ( where there were >> > >>> > already >> > >>> > some files by default as in OS 2008.05 version), I did >> > >>> > >> > >>> > cd /etc/ppp >> > >>> > gunzip ppp.tar.gz; >> > >>> > tar xvf ppp.tar >> > >>> > >> > >>> > Restarted the computer after that and firefox did not work. Tried >> the >> > >>> > tar >> > >>> > xvf ppp.tar command again, but the terminal returned error >> messages as: >> > >>> > >> > >>> > ppp/ >> > >>> > tarL ppp/options.ttya.tmpl: can not open: file exists >> > >>> > ppp/options.tmpl >> > >>> > tar: ppp/options.tmpl: can not open: file exists >> > >>> > >> > >>> > which indicates that the process of untarring the tar file was >> earlier >> > >>> > successful. >> > >>> > >> > >>> > However, the ls /etc/ppp returned only the following: >> > >>> > >> > >>> > chap-secrets options.tmpl pap-secrets ppp >> > >>> > myisp-chat.tmpl options.ttya.tmpl peers ppp.tar >> > >>> > >> > >>> > If everything is alright, do I have to feed in the Tata Indicom >> USB sim >> > >>> > number or password (Is there a number or password ? ) somewhere in >> any >> > >>> > of >> > >>> > these files? >> > >>> > >> > >>> > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy < >> > >>> > isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote: >> > >>> > >> > >>> >> Dear Anil >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> Thanks for the quick reply. Will try rightaway.. >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> Shiva >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Anil Gulecha >> > >>> >> <anil.verve at gmail.com>wrote: >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > >>> >>> <isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote: >> > >>> >>> > Hello Sanjeev Bagewadi /bosug, >> > >>> >>> > >> > >>> >>> > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Sanjeev Bagewadi < >> > >>> >>> Sanjeev.Bagewadi at sun.com> >> > >>> >>> > wrote: >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> Guys, >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> - Attached is the tar ball of /etc/ppp which has all the >> necessary >> > >>> >>> files >> > >>> >>> >> that are configured for TataIndicom CDMA USB Modem. >> > >>> >>> >> You could just untar it into /etc/ppp and start using it. >> > >>> >>> > >> > >>> >>> > Can you please give me the exact command to type to untar the >> > >>> >>> ppp.tar.gz >> > >>> >>> > file in the /etc/ppp folder? >> > >>> >>> > >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> That would be >> > >>> >>> cd /etc/ppp; >> > >>> >>> gunzip ppp.tar.gz; >> > >>> >>> tar xvf ppp.tar.gz; >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> This is assuming the file is downloaded to /etc/ppp . if its in >> > >>> >>> another folder, move it here after creating the directory (mkdir >> > >>> >>> /etc/ppp) >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> Anil >> > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> > >>> >>> ug-bosug mailing list >> > >>> >>> List-Unsubscribe: mailto:ug-bosug-unsubscribe at opensolaris.org >> > >>> >>> List-Owner: mailto:ug-bosug-owner at opensolaris.org >> > >>> >>> List-Archives: >> http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=54 >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> -- >> > >>> >> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > >>> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy >> > >>> >> http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ >> > >>> >> http://twitter.com/isocchennai >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > -- >> > >>> > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > >>> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy >> > >>> > http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ >> > >>> > http://twitter.com/isocchennai >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> -- >> > >>> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy >> > >>> http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ >> > >>> http://twitter.com/isocchennai >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> ug-bosug mailing list >> > >> List-Unsubscribe: mailto:ug-bosug-unsubscribe at opensolaris.org >> > >> List-Owner: mailto:ug-bosug-owner at opensolaris.org >> > >> List-Archives: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=54 >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy >> > > http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ >> > > http://twitter.com/isocchennai >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy >> > http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ >> > http://twitter.com/isocchennai >> > _______________________________________________ >> > ug-bosug mailing list >> > List-Unsubscribe: mailto:ug-bosug-unsubscribe at opensolaris.org >> > List-Owner: mailto:ug-bosug-owner at opensolaris.org >> > List-Archives: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=54 >> _______________________________________________ >> ug-bosug mailing list >> List-Unsubscribe: mailto:ug-bosug-unsubscribe at opensolaris.org >> List-Owner: mailto:ug-bosug-owner at opensolaris.org >> List-Archives: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=54 >> > > > > -- > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy > http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ > http://twitter.com/isocchennai > -- Sivasubramanian Muthusamy http://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy http://www.circleid.com/members/3601/ http://twitter.com/isocchennai -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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