Good news - I've managed to get online, and am writing this from my linux box. Bad news: I can only seem to do it once every ten tries. Sure enough, the DNS problem disappeared when I disabled my other network interfaces - but I'm still running into the first two problems I mentioned earlier: >> Sometimes (50% of the time, say) the negotiations appear to time > > out before the ppp daemon recognizes the carrier; > > sometimes it recognizes the carrier but then seems to > > get stuck (mybug1alt) until manually terminated. But here's something interesting: where I used to get infinite copies of the line "pppd: sword" (see mybugalt.txt below) when the daemon "got stuck", now I'm getting infinite copies of the line "pppd: Username." Here's an example: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Idle Seconds = 300, disabling automatic reconnect. --> Sending: ATDT13102068311 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT13102068311 CONNECT 34667 --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Thu Apr 12 17:03:15 2007 --> pid of pppd: 7141 --> pppd: Username --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username //... (about 25 more here) --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username // Got fed up... Caught signal #2! Attempting to exit gracefully... --> Terminating on signal 15 --> pppd: Username --> Terminate Request (Message: "User request" ) --> pppd: Username --> Terminate Request (Message: "User request" ) --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> pppd: Username --> Disconnecting at Thu Apr 12 17:03:53 2007 I'm delighted to have been able to get on at all; now I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea how to make my connection attempts any more reliable. Oh - and Jacques, I created mybug3.txt as you asked, but as the DNS problem is now solved I'm not sure it would still be useful. If it would, I'll send it along. Finally, one last weird thing: in the terminal window in which I loaded the SmartLink driver, the symlink target keeps on randomly jumping around, like so: SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Feb 15 2007 23:08:19 symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/2' Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/5' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/6' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/6' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/5' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/6' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/6' created. Not sure if this is important, but I thought I'd mention it. Thanks again - Dante Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : Dante, RE: I inserted the "Detect Carrier = 0" line into should be Carrier Check = 0 Before trying a dialout, do an # ifconfig If there are any COMM blocks shown except loopback (lo), such as eth0, do # ifconfig eth0 down or usages of DNS for other COMM channels will be attempted and this will not work. Check with # ifconfig before dialing. It may be necessary to use the Control Center to shutdown other COMM channels. Also with /etc/ppp/options , a line may be needed: usepeerdns MarvS On 4/12/07, Jacques Goldberg wrote: > Dante, > Are you using an other kind of connection (Ethernet, ADSL, IrDA,..) at > the same time? > You can see this by typing > /sbin/ifconfig > which should not contain blocks such as eth0 > If there is such a block, use /sbin/ifconfig eth0 down to get rid ot it. > > Also, see in /etc/wvdial.conf if you have a line > Auto Dns = yes > and if not, add one and try again. > > It would be great if you could open a third terminal. Then, right after > wvdial has displayed DNS's, just give these two commands: > /sbin/ifconfig > mybug3.txt > /sbin/route -n >> mybug3.txt (note 2 >> in this one) > and send mybug3.txt > > Cheers > > Jacques > > Dante ZePasta wrote: > > Okay, per Jacques' suggestions, I used wvdial to try > > to connect to my ISP (which is BruinOnline). I seemed > > to get a bit further - some of the time. > > > > The logs Jacques requested are attached - but the > > command I was told to use to generate the > > wvdial-specific log didn't work, so I manually copied > > over everything that appeared in the terminal during > > the dialing sequence into a text file. > > > > Also, I attached two versions of "mybug1.txt" because > > my modem doesn't do the same thing every time I try to > > connect. Sometimes the negotiations appear to time > > out before the ppp daemon recognizes the carrier; > > sometimes it recognizes the carrier but then seems to > > get stuck (mybug1alt) until manually terminated, and > > sometimes the connection routine appears to complete > > successfully - only to then tell me that DNS isn't > > available/working properly(mybug1). (By the way, what > > is this "pppd: sword" thing popping up all over the > > place?) > > > > Bottom line: while my modem is clearly working, I can > > never seem to properly connect. > > > > Other notes: > > stupid/non-stupid mode produce virtually identical > > results. > > > > I also inserted the "Detect Carrier = 0" line into > > wvdial.config. > > > > mybug2.txt was generated at the same time as > > mybug1.txt, but doesn't cover what happened in > > mybug1alt; I didn't save a mybug2alt. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > > > "Marv, > > > > Obviously, Dante's ISP is BruinOnLine (BOL) > > http://www.bol.ucla.edu/ > > > > Dante does not explictly write which dialer program > > generated his log > > (which shows that the dialer uses wvdial), not > > reporting further wvdial > > output once the modem-to-modem connection is set up > > and works. > > > > It would tremendously help if Dante would use > > uninterfaced wvdial > > because we would see the behavior of wvdial during the > > clearly failing > > logon procedure. > > > > The BOL setup (Win, Mac, no Linux) instructions are > > hyper-standard and > > leave no room for some trick which could fool a > > standard ppp (for > > example it uses PAP, not some possibly "proprietary" > > variant). > > > > My bet is that Dante's SuSE box uses a conflicting > > "verbessert" version > > of ppp. > > > > No doubt, Dante: use PLAIN wvdial to try to connect. > > > > If it still fails: > > Edit /etc/ppp/options > > Add one line: > > debug > > > > In the following console 1 is where you use wvdial. > > Create an extra console which will be console 2. Be > > root or use > > su in console 2 (and already before in console 1). > > In console 2 type exactly as shown: > > tail -f /var/log/messages | tee mybug2.txt > > > > Now go to console 1 and type: > > wvdial | tee mybug1.txt > > > > When wvdial terminates or hangs up, > > go to console 2 and hit CTRL-C > > > > If wvdial did not exit go to console 1 and hit CTRL-C > > > > You now will have two files, mybug1.txt and mybug2.txt > > > > Send them to us. > > > > ADDITION: Dante, if you believe that your kppp works > > better except for > > the NO CARRIER issue, add ATX3 in the initialization > > string field > > available under Modem Configuration. > > > > Jacques" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > sprite:/home/x/Desktop # wvdial | tee mybug1.txt > > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 > > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > > --> Initializing modem. > > --> Sending: ATZ > > ATZ > > OK > > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > > OK > > --> Modem initialized. > > --> Idle Seconds = 300, disabling automatic reconnect. > > --> Sending: ATDT13102068311 > > --> Waiting for carrier. > > ATDT13102068311 > > CONNECT 46667 > > --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. > > --> Starting pppd at Wed Apr 11 15:52:05 2007 > > --> pid of pppd: 5401 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Using interface ppp0 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Authentication (PAP) started > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Authentication (PAP) successful > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> local IP address 169.232.225.241 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> remote IP address 169.232.224.4 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> primary DNS address 164.67.128.1 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> secondary DNS address 164.67.128.2 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful > > --> Default route Ok. > > --> warning, can't find address for `www.suse.de` > > --> warning, address lookup does not work > > --> Nameserver (DNS) failure, the connection may not work. > > --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Terminating on signal 15 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Connect time 3.8 minutes. > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Terminate Request (Message: "User request" ) > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Terminate Request (Message: "User request" ) > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Disconnecting at Wed Apr 11 15:55:57 2007 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 > > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > > --> Initializing modem. > > --> Sending: ATZ > > ATZ > > OK > > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > > OK > > --> Modem initialized. > > --> Idle Seconds = 300, disabling automatic reconnect. > > --> Sending: ATDT13102068311 > > --> Waiting for carrier. > > ATDT13102068311 > > CONNECT 38667 > > --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. > > --> Starting pppd at Wed Apr 11 21:26:34 2007 > > --> pid of pppd: 6238 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Using interface ppp0 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > Caught signal #2! Attempting to exit gracefully... > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Terminating on signal 15 > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Terminate Request (Message: "User request" ) > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Terminate Request (Message: "User request" ) > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> pppd: sword > > --> Disconnecting at Wed Apr 11 21:27:33 2007 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Apr 11 15:30:11 sprite pppd[4968]: Connection terminated. > > Apr 11 15:30:11 sprite pppd[4968]: Exit. > > Apr 11 15:31:00 sprite kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:525: hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to single_cmd mode... > > Apr 11 15:52:05 sprite pppd[5401]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded. > > Apr 11 15:52:05 sprite pppd[5401]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 > > Apr 11 15:52:05 sprite pppd[5401]: using channel 2 > > Apr 11 15:52:05 sprite pppd[5401]: Using interface ppp0 > > Apr 11 15:52:05 sprite pppd[5401]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2 > > Apr 11 15:52:05 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:07 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:09 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:09 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x4e ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x4e ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0xff0d0bdb] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="jordanrm" password=] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x875032f] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x1 ""] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: PAP authentication succeeded > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0xf0 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:11 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0xf0 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x4f 80 fd 01 01 00 0f 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f] > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: Protocol-Reject for 'Compression Control Protocol' (0x80fd) received > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 ] > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: not replacing default route to eth1 [192.168.0.100] > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: local IP address 169.232.225.241 > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: remote IP address 169.232.224.4 > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: primary DNS address 164.67.128.1 > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: secondary DNS address 164.67.128.2 > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite pppd[5401]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 5421) > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite modify_resolvconf: Service pppd modified /etc/resolv.conf. See info block in this file > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite ip-up: SuSEfirewall2: Warning: ip6tables does not support state matching. Extended IPv6 support disabled. > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite SuSEfirewall2: Warning: ip6tables does not support state matching. Extended IPv6 support disabled. > > Apr 11 15:52:12 sprite SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ... > > Apr 11 15:52:13 sprite SuSEfirewall2: batch committing... > > Apr 11 15:52:13 sprite SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set > > Apr 11 15:52:13 sprite pppd[5401]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 5421), status = 0x0 > > Apr 11 15:54:54 sprite su: (to root) jordan on /dev/pts/5 > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: Terminating on signal 15 > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: Connect time 3.8 minutes. > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: Sent 0 bytes, received 0 bytes. > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 5649) > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"] > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"] > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: sent [LCP TermAck id=0x2] > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2] > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: Connection terminated. > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: Waiting for 1 child processes... > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite pppd[5401]: script /etc/ppp/ip-down, pid 5649 > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite modify_resolvconf: restored /etc/resolv.conf.saved.by.pppd.ppp0 to /etc/resolv.conf > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite modify_resolvconf: removing info block from /etc/resolv.conf, because there is no backup left > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite SuSEfirewall2: Warning: ip6tables does not support state matching. Extended IPv6 support disabled. > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite ip-down: SuSEfirewall2: Warning: ip6tables does not support state matching. Extended IPv6 support disabled. > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ... > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite SuSEfirewall2: batch committing... > > Apr 11 15:55:57 sprite SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set >
