On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Jarom=EDr Dole=E8ek wrote:

> Clarence Chan wrote:
> > I recent encountered a problem that I didn't know how to solve.  I had
> > spent two days to investigate with no result.  My systems are i386.  On=
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> > is running pppd 2.3.9 and the other is running pppd 2.3.11.  After the
> > thunder storm in my city (Hong Kong),  the pppd work no more for me. Th=
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> > error messages for the two system are similar. Can anyone help me ? I h=
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> > check the telephone is ok.  Thanks
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> Try other serial port and other modem. Either of them can be burned by
> the storm (happened to me with serial port once).
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I had use other modem which work ok and there is no problem with the
serial port which can be dial out using cu and connected.  The syptom is

- the CD light is on=20
- system display messages "ping: sendto: No route to host"
- sysetm messages are

Sep  6 13:11:35 r17 pppd[22966]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
Sep  6 13:11:35 r17 pppd[22966]: Using interface ppp0
Sep  6 13:11:35 r17 pppd[22966]: local  IP address 202.66.33.159
Sep  6 13:11:35 r17 pppd[22966]: remote IP address 202.82.0.0
Sep  6 13:11:37 r17 pppd[22966]: Starting link
Sep  6 13:11:56 r17 pppd[22966]: Serial connection established.
Sep  6 13:11:56 r17 pppd[22966]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Sep  6 13:12:27 r17 pppd[22966]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Sep  6 13:12:51 r17 pppd[22966]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Sep  6 13:12:51 r17 pppd[22966]: Connection terminated.

I had already added option noccp in the file under /etc/ppp/peers.

Any idea ? Please help!!!  Thanks.

Clarence

 > Jaromir
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> Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@NetBSD.org>      http://www.ics.muni.cz/~dolece=
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> @@@@  Wanna a real operating system ? Go and get NetBSD, damn!  @@@@
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