I get a connection once in about every 15 calls. can anyone tell what is happening
from the debug data supplied below? 

chat:  May 08 21:04:40 CONNECT 50666/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS
chat:  May 08 21:04:45 BEDFORD, MA .112
Serial connection established.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/dty00
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x6 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x6182d756> <pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <pcomp> <accomp> <mrru 1524> <endpoint 13 09 03 00 c0 7b 8a c3 95> < 17 04 a3 00>]
sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <auth pap> <mrru 1524> < 17 04 a3 00>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x6 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x6182d756> <pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x2]
sent [LCP TermAck id=0x2]
Modem hangup
Connection terminated.
Connect script failed

when it works it looks like this.

chat:  May 08 21:12:16 CONNECT 50666/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS
Serial connection established.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/dty00
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x793c568a> <pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint 13
 09 03 00 c0 7b 8c 24 6a> < 17 04 5e 06>]
sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 17 04 5e 06>]
rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x793c568a> <pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint 13
 09 03 00 c0 7b 8c 24 6a>]
sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp> <endpoint 13
 09 03 00 c0 7b 8c 24 6a>]
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 10.0.0.1> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> 
<ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 38.1.1.1>]
sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 38.1.1.1>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 11 06 00 01 01 03>]
sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 11 06 00 01 01 03>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 38.32.83.136> <ms-dns1 38.9.211.2> <ms-dns3 38.9
.221.2>]
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 38.32.83.136> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 38.9.
211.2> <ms-dns3 38.9.221.2>]
rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x2]
rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 38.32.83.136> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 38.9.
211.2> <ms-dns3 38.9.221.2>]
local  IP address 38.32.83.136
remote IP address 38.1.1.1
primary   DNS address 38.9.211.2
secondary DNS address 38.9.221.2

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Joseph Sarkes		jsarkes@tiac.net