Mohan SeeIn case of a message like: Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission deniedsee http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html MarvS On 6/9/07, Mohan Sai <k_mohansai@xxxxxxx> wrote:> Hello!!> Can somebody help me solve the below problem wherein I get disconnected> time and again while trying to connect. Any help will be appreciated.> regards,> Mohan Sai>>> mohansai@aumsairam:~$ wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.55> --> Cannot get information for serial port.> --> Initializing modem.> --> Sending: ATZ> ATZ> OK> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +MS=90> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +MS=90> OK> --> Sending: ATM1> ATM1> OK> --> Modem initialized.> --> Sending: ATDT172233> --> Waiting for carrier.> ATDT172233> CONNECT 50667> --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.> --> Starting pppd at Sun Jun 10 07:16:49 2007> --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied> --> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.> --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied> --> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.> --> Pid of pppd: 6160> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> Using interface ppp0> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> pppd: �[7f]��@�[05][08]��[05][08]> --> Disconnecting at Sun Jun 10 07:17:20 2007> --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)> --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.> --> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd> man pages for more information.>>>
