[ltp] Problem connecting to ISP with TP600
Bernard DEBREIL
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:59:52 GMT
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Message d'origine <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Le 18/12/2001, =E0 22:46:59 h, Tod Harter <tharter@rhombus.net> vous a=20
=E9crit sur le sujet suivant Re: [ltp] Problem connecting to ISP with=20
TP600:
> On Tuesday 18 December 2001 15:30, you wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Message d'origine <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> >
> > Le 18/12/2001, =E0 20:16:19 h, Bernard DEBREIL <bdebreil@free.fr> vo=
us a
> >
> > =E9crit sur le sujet suivant [ltp] Problem connecting to ISP with TP=
600:
> > > My config must be wrong somewhere, or else, maybe,
> > > there is a problem with my localhost or loopback device... but I d=
on't
> > > know much about it.
> >
> > I am not replying to my own message... only adding this. If I think
> > that I may have a problem with my loopback device, or localhost, tha=
t
> > is because, upon booting, my /var/log/messages says this :
> >
> > modprobe: can't locate module localhost.
> Uhhhh, what do you get if you do /sbin/ifconfig (with no arguments),=20
you
> should have a section like
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:13493 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:13493 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:10459494 (9.9 Mb) TX bytes:10459494 (9.9 Mb)
I get about the same thing, except for the packets size which is only=20
8
> and you should also have an entry like
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
> in /etc/hosts
Yes, I did have that line.
But, now, I am stuck more than ever, since I can no longer boot my=20
system. While booting, after the line :=20
"bringing up interface lo: OK
it gets stuck on the next line, which says :
"bringing up interface ppp3"
I can't understand what it is about that new interface... I must have=20
done something wrong in the numerous trials that I have carried=20
tonight. I is now too late to go any further ; hopefully I will manage=20
to watch it to morrow.
> lack of those two things could definitely cause problems. Also you=20
might want
> to try "ifdown lo" and "ifup lo", those commands SHOULD tear down and =
bring
> up the lo interface, respectively. Lack of a local loopback interface,=
=20
esp if
> no other interface is up can cause some subtle and ugly problems. For
> instance I'd be surprised if X would work properly (if at all) without=
=20
a
> loopback interface.
> >
> > I may have carelessy removed something that I don't remember about.
> > However, I must say that my connexion problems did exist even before=
I
> > had that warning about localhost.
> >
> > > Upon connexion, here is what happens, as written in my
> > > /var/log/messages
> > > file :
> > >
> > > ifup pppd started for ppp0 at /dev/ttyS1 at 115200
> > > ppp generic driver version 2.4.1
> > > pppd 2.4.1 started by root uid0
> > > Wvdial Internet dialer version 1.41
> > > Initializing modem
> > > sending ATZ
> > > ATZ
> > > OK
> > > Sending ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=3D0 &c1&d2 S11=3D55+FCLASS=3D0
> > > ...
> > > ...
> > > sending ATZ
> > > ATZ
> > > modem initialized
> > > sending atdt 0860......
> > > waiting for carrier
> > > atdt 0860....
> > > CONNECT 40000 ECLC
> > > Carrier detected
> > > Waiting for prompt
> > > dial.1.rt.teaser.net
> > > login:
> > > looks like a login prompt
> > > sending [my login]
> > > password:
> > > looks like a password prompt
> > > sending password
> > > Entering PPP mode
> > > *Async interface address is unnumbered {Loopback1} - Your IP addre=
ss
> > > is
> > > 213.91..... mtu is 1500 bytes =B5=B5=B5head **er compression will =
match your
> > > system
> > >
> > > Wv dial: looks like a welcome message
> > > Serial connexion established
> > > Using interface ppp0
> > > Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> > >
> > > all this above, within tenth of a seconds from line to line.
> > >
> > > and then, about 30 seconds with nothing... then :
> > >
> > > LCP timeout sending Config Requests
> > > Connection terminated
> > > Hangup
> > > Exit
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any helpful advice
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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