Topic: SIGHUP / timeout problem

[Vanco Ordanoski]

Hi,
I just installed v. 3.0, but I can't connect to the Internet. I have an external ISDN  terminal adapter which is connected to ttyS1. It behaves like a modem, with the same AT commands. By looking at the log, I see that everything is going fine, but when authentication sequence begins, ppp gets a SIGHUP (disconnect by modem), and the line is disconnected.
I get the same when I try to connect via a "normal" external modem: USR Sportster 33.6.
Both modems work OK when I use them to dial from Windows 98 machine.
I suspect that my login procedure is wrong, or some timeout appears.
Please help.

Vanco

[Gerald Jansen]

this sound very much like the problem I have been having. I can logon using windows but put the same modem in the e-smith and it drops. I will be watching to see if you solve it.  

[Charlie Brady]

Vanco Ordanoski wrote:

> I suspect that my
> login procedure is wrong, or some timeout appears.

What messages appear in /var/log/messages? You can view the file by getting a login prompt (alt-F3) and logging in as root using your admin password. Then view the file using, e.g:

less /var/log/messages

Charlie

[Vanco Ordanoski]

Yeah, it was just one of those things: read the manual first. The problem was in my chap-secrets file, where the host names were not properly entered. When I did this (although it was a bit of problem getting the host name of my provider), everything worked on the first try!
I admit, although I'm a long-time UNIX administrator, I don't have much experience with pap/chap authentication, so I was a bit confused. Now - it's all clear.

Anyway, thanks, Charlie, for trying to help.

Vanco