Subject: Re: PPP woes; won't dial.
To: Matthew <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Jeremiah Gowdy <jgowdy@home.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/12/2001 14:38:42
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: send (ATDT08440402001^M)

0-844-040-2001
Where do you live that a phone number starts with 0 ?


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew" <mtheobalds@mac.com>
To: <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 2:35 PM
Subject: PPP woes; won't dial.


> Hi, all.
> 
> I bought the modem and it arrived today, in a nice shiny box which reads 
> "Jetway Xmodem", how exciting.
> 
> However, I tried to start it up with my ppp scripts without luck. So I 
> deleted them all and started from the beginning.
> 
> In /etc/ppp I have:
> 
> options
> ppp-down
> ppp-up
> 
> Each of those files reads:
> 
> # /etc/ppp/options
> passive
> crtscts
> defaultroute
> lock
> lcp-echo-interval 30
> lcp-echo-failure 10
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> domain pol.co.uk
> mtu 1500
> name theobalds.fsnet.co.uk
> disconnect /etc/ppp/ppp-down
> 
> # /etc/ppp/ppp-up
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/tty00 57600 connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v "" ATZ 
> OK ATDT08440402001 CONNECT "" ogin: theobalds.fsnet.co.uk word: 
> <censored>' \
> crtscts defaultroute noipdefault modem
> 
> # /etc/ppp/ppp-down
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> if [ -f /var/run/ppp0.pid ]; then
>         echo -n killing pppd...
>         kill `cat /var/run/ppp0.pid`
> echo done
> else
> echo ppp already is down 1>&2
> fi
> 
> Okay, so I type '/etc/ppp/ppp-up', and I get the following in 
> /var/log/messages:
> 
> Oct 12 22:26:22 sonic pppd[23056]: pppd 2.4.0 started by matthew, uid 0
> Oct 12 22:26:23 sonic chat[23058]: send (ATZ^M)
> Oct 12 22:26:23 sonic chat[23058]: expect (OK)
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ATZ^M^M
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: OK
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]:  -- got it
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: send (ATDT08440402001^M)
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: expect (CONNECT)
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ^M
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ATDT08440402001^M^M
> Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ERROR^M
> Oct 12 22:27:09 sonic chat[23058]: alarm
> Oct 12 22:27:09 sonic chat[23058]: Failed
> Oct 12 22:27:09 sonic pppd[23056]: Connect script failed
> Oct 12 22:27:11 sonic pppd[23056]: Exit.
> 
> So (and I'm no expert here) it looks like the modem just doesn't like 
> the ATDT command. It doesn't even give a NO CARRIER or NO DIALTONE (or 
> words to that affect) error.
> 
> So... what could be going wrong here? Is this a sympton of a winmodem? I 
> talked to it with 'cu -p modem' so it doesn't look like it is a winmodem.
> 
> I have minicom installed if anyone would be kind enough as to tell me 
> what to type to get a better diagnosis.
> 
> At no point, by the way, does the modem give a dialling tone. I tried it 
> on Mac OS (briefly) and couldn't get it to give one there, either; if 
> that helps a diagnosis, at all.
> 
> Thanks for any help here. :]
> 
> ( A very puzzled ) ~ Matthew
>