Topic: re:Dialup Failure With 336

[rob]

Hi - I've installed SME 5.6 (as a first time user).

However, the modem (Netcomm Roadster 336) will not connect to my ISP.  Normally, I the call length is 2-3 seconds before it hangs up.

I recorded a working Window 2000 pc connect to the 'net - see below

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ATDT0,69538600
CONNECT 33600



**** Terminal Server *****

Login:btech
Password:mypassword

   PPP Mode blah blah blah
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But if I replace the modem with a terminal, and emulate a modem, I only get as far as 'CONNECT', and ask SME for a login name, but it doesn't reply.  Not sure if CD is required to be asserted on RS232 - tried - doesn't seem to matter.

The ISP assigns my IP address dynamically.

Tried
-config of SME server as server/gateway or server/gateway (private)
-different modem
-reinstallation of SME o/s
-registering compression modules (ppp-compress-21)


Messages LogFile:
Feb 22 20:37:44 server chat[2625]: send (ATD0,69538600^M)
Feb 22 20:37:45 server chat[2625]: expect (CONNECT)
Feb 22 20:37:45 server chat[2625]: ^M
Feb 22 20:38:15 server chat[2625]: ATD0,69538600^M^M
Feb 22 20:38:15 server chat[2625]: CONNECT
Feb 22 20:38:15 server chat[2625]:  -- got it
Feb 22 20:38:15 server diald[1164]: connector: chat:  Feb 22 20:38:15 CONNECT 33600
Feb 22 20:38:15 server diald[1164]: Connected to site 0.0.0.0
Feb 22 20:38:15 server diald[1164]: Running pppd (pid = 2626).
Feb 22 20:38:15 server diald[2626]: Running pppd: /usr/sbin/pppd -defaultroute -detach modem crtscts mtu 1500 mru 1500 name btech noauth noipdefault ipparam diald
Feb 22 20:38:15 server pppd[2626]: pppd 2.4.2b1 started by root, uid 0
Feb 22 20:38:16 server pppd[2626]: Using interface ppp0
Feb 22 20:38:16 server pppd[2626]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Feb 22 20:38:16 server /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up
Feb 22 20:38:16 server modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Feb 22 20:38:17 server kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
Feb 22 20:38:17 server modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Feb 22 20:38:17 server pppd[2626]: Connection terminated.
Feb 22 20:38:17 server diald[1164]: failed to read ppp interface status: No such device
Feb 22 20:38:17 server pppd[2626]: Exit.
Feb 22 20:38:18 server /etc/hotplug/net.agent: NET unregister event not supported
Feb 22 20:38:18 server diald[1164]: stop ppp0: Cannot find device "ppp0"

[Gary Barnett]

Rob, I am experiencing the same problem although with different modem.  Furthermore I have the situation where it worked with 5.5, but fails with 5.6.  Same cpu, same modem, same cable, same isp, same account--works with 5.5 does not work with 5.6.  My point of failure is same as yours "Can't locate module ppp-compress-21" disconects after 1 or 2 seconds.

[rob]

Gary

Thanks for your reply.  It does seem obvious that the software IS at fault.

I wonder what what can do about getting around this?  

Go back to 5.5?
Get e-smith to sort it out?

Rob

[Jonathan Storey]

just like to jump on the bandwagon - i too have the same problem - dial up worked fine with 5.4, now fails on 5.6 with the can't find ppp-compress problem.  Any ideas yet?

[Jonathan Storey]

sorted it - searched on google, found this fix :


Message 2 in thread
From: chandrasekhar (chand6ce@ccs.iitb.ernet.in)
Subject: Re: ppp-compress-xx error
 
 
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Newsgroups: linux.redhat.install
Date: 2000-11-19 08:17:57 PST
 

On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Paul Lewis wrote:

>
> Connect PPP0 <--> /dev/modem
> Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
> Can't locate module ppp-compress-26
> Can't locate module ppp-compress-24

Hi

You can turn them off by adding these lines in /etc/conf.modules ( or
modules.conf)

alias ppp-compress-21 off
alias ppp-compress-26 off

similarily for the next one..

end of quote





if you mod the modules.conf file and switch the compresses alias' to off, the dial up should work as usual again - mine does

hope this helps (ps i meant 5.5 rather than 5.4 above - too much wine...)

[Simon Fishley]

I to am having this problem on a new 5.6 install.  HOWEVER I have tried the suggested mods to the modules.conf and modprobe still insistes on calling for the -21 compress mod.  Any other suggestions ??? Deaparate here.

Simon