Topic: Dial-in server that refuses to connect...

[Mo]

I am trying to set up my first e-smith server at home.  Server and gateway:dial-in set-up is pretty straight forward and understandable, without getting into too much detail.  My problem:

I have an external modem connected to the linux box and it refuses to connect during dial-in...I have checked account name and password, and have tried several different accounts, under different ISPs.  I can follow the lights on the modem, so I know there is communication and I have tried a different modem, with the same results...I cannot hear the modem either, which I found a little strange also (volume is all the way up!!! and I have good hearing.)  I do not have a static IP address with the ISP, do I need one?  I thought the docs mentioned that it was not necessary.

Please help...confused and bewildered in NY

I would really appreciate any help and suggestions...Happy New Year's!!!!

[Peter Jeffery]

I have exactly the same problem!

I'm using the E-Smith 4 ISO, and upon examining the var/log/message file it says

modprobe: can't locate module char-major-108

and a few lines later

pppd[586]: The remote system is reuired to authenticate itself but I couldn't find any secret (password) which would let it use an IP address.

And before you say anything about checking the the modem blah blah blah I did all that, I even listened in on another phone on the same line. The modem is fine, the setup for the modem is fine apart from what I mentioned above.

The modem is working now on the machine that the e-smith machine was to replace

Another mod that is missing is net-pf-10 (according the the var/log/messages file) I dunno if that is related to this issue either.

Peter Jeffery

[Charlie Brady]

Peter Jeffery wrote:

> I'm using the E-Smith 4 ISO

That's really the e-smith 4 preview. It's not released and it's not even complete. If you are interested in providing feedback and ideas for e-smith 4, please join the developer mailing list.

> pppd[586]: The remote system is reuired to authenticate itself
> but I couldn't find any secret (password) which would let it
> use an IP address.

IIRC, the PPP package from RH 6.1 by default requires the server
to authenticate itself. I think that adding "noauth" to the pppd
line in /etc/diald.conf will get it working (but you should of
course change /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/diald.conf and then
generate /etc/diald.conf).

> The modem is working now on the machine that the e-smith
> machine was to replace

I don't know whether pppd bothers to use the modem if it can't find authentication information it thinks it needs. Change "M0" to "M1" in the modem dial string if you want to listen to the modem sqeal.

Charlie

[Charlie Brady]

Peter Jeffery wrote:

> upon examining the var/log/message file it says
>
> modprobe: can't locate module char-major-108

I believe that adding this to /etc/conf.modules will fix that:

alias char-major-108 ppp

Charlie

[Dean Mumby]

I realise that this is a very old thread but I have been seeing this char-major-108 module error in my logs fequently. I am using a fresh install of sme 5.1.2 . Charlie if you read this do you know what the cause is. I will try adding it to /etc/modules.conf and see what happens . I also get drop lines because diald bleats
" Failed to received first packet within 30 seconds. Closing Link down."

Could this be related , or is this a chat responder issue with my isp ?

Any answers suggestions always welcome.

Thanks
Dean