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PPP problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dean G A Johnson)
Mon Jun 5 11:41:56 1995
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
Reply-To: dean@franklin.com
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 1995 09:22:23 -0400
From: Dean G A Johnson <dean@ss5mth17.franklin.com>
This weekend I had some problems with my PPP connection to my internet access
provider. I am having trouble determining which 'side' the problem is on.
I don't know if my Linux box is messing up or my internet service provider is
messing up.
First a little background. I am running linux on a 486dx33 with 12 mb RAM.
I am using pppd and have been using it without a problem from several months.
About a week ago my internet service provider switched my account from static
IP to dynamic IP. I made the necessary changes to my /etc/ppp/options file
and it was working beautifully for about a week. I have recently updated to
the latest kernel at sunsite.unc.edu but this problem seems independent of
that.
The Problem.
This weekend I tried to establish a ppp connection and I experienced the
following failure mode:
(I am at work and I don't have the log here with me so I will paraphrase)
-the chat script connected correctly and started the ppp negoiations.
-after a little thrashing I get something like this:
pppd [234]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Can anyone out there figure out from this if the problem is on my side
or on the other side of the link?
If not, then how do I troubleshoot this to find out? What reference materials
are there on the subject that I could use to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance
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-dgaj
