hi, 

i am having a hard time trying to get ppp working.  i have a dial-up
account with my ISP which allocates IP address dynamically.  i used 
the ppp set up kit from Bill Studenmund as suggested by the faq.
i changed the basic parameters as appropriate for my ISP account.
but everytime i try to start the ppp connection by

/etc/ppp/ppp-up

i get

connecting ... done

before the modem even starts to dial!  after a few seconds, the modem
will start to dial into my ISP, but ppp is not established.

what have i done wrong?  

thanks in advance for your help.

chi on