Mike, Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 16: 1 IO-APIC-fasteoi-------------is likely not a problem, just standard power management Send us your /etc/wvdial.conf filewith XXXX for your password. Who is your IP?Some IPs use the CHAP authentication protocol, which under Linuxrequries for MSN.net for example:Username = MSN/LoginNamerather than the simple LoginName.------------------------Try your equivalent Later it you want to entrust me with your Login info, I can try a Login for you.My phone plan has national dialing MarvS On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 1:36 AM, Antonio Olivares<olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:>> Here are the results from the command you gave me:>>>> mik@mik-desktop:~$ sudo tail -f /var/log/messages>> Aug 20 09:10:59 mik-desktop pppd[5921]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0>> Aug 20 09:10:59 mik-desktop pppd[5921]: Using interface ppp0>> Aug 20 09:10:59 mik-desktop pppd[5921]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1>> Aug 20 09:10:59 mik-desktop pppd[5921]: Connection terminated.>> Aug 20 09:10:59 mik-desktop pppd[5921]: Exit.>> Aug 20 09:13:06 mik-desktop pppd[5992]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0>> Aug 20 09:13:06 mik-desktop pppd[5992]: Using interface ppp0>> Aug 20 09:13:06 mik-desktop pppd[5992]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1>> Aug 20 09:13:07 mik-desktop pppd[5992]: Connection terminated.>> Aug 20 09:13:07 mik-desktop pppd[5992]: Exit.>> Modem connects, then disconects quickly. When it connects it returns error 19.>> (from man pppd)> 19 We failed to authenticate ourselves to the peer.>>> mik@mik-desktop:~$ sudo wvdial>> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60>> --> Initializing modem.>> --> Sending: ATZ>> ATZ>> OK>> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0>> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0>> OK>> --> Modem initialized.>> --> Sending: ATDT<8294055>>> --> Waiting for carrier.>> ATDT<8294055>>> CONNECT 30666 V42bis>> --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.>> STATION ID - phoaz11rh03hp015,lsaca44ev>> Welcome>> Please Sign-on: @[18][16][0b]?`f[01]@[01]>> --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping>> for the best.>> --> Starting pppd at Wed Aug 20 14:26:55 2008>> --> Pid of pppd: 5744>> --> Using interface ppp0>> --> pppd: ��[06][08]X�[06][08]>> --> pppd: ��[06][08]X�[06][08]>> --> pppd: ��[06][08]X�[06][08]>> --> pppd: ��[06][08]X�[06][08]>> --> Disconnecting at Wed Aug 20 14:26:56 2008>> --> The PPP daemon has died: Authentication error.>> --> We failed to authenticate ourselves to the peer.>> --> Maybe bad account or password? (exit code = 19)>> --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.>> --> I guess that's it for now, exiting>> --> The PPP daemon has died. (exit code = 19)>>> I have found this from ModemData.txt that you sent to us,>> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:> 16: 1 IO-APIC-fasteoi> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:01.0 ----> [ 21.152602] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] ->> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 16> [ 21.152885] 0000:02:01.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xec00 (irq = 16)> is a 16550A>> It might be interfering with the connection. Hope that Marv, Jacques or other user can tell us here if this Modem interrupt is causing problems or not.>>> Wait a little bit and try the connection again. If it>> still fails try to add a line "Stupid Mode = 1",>> and it might work. If it fails again after you try that.>>>> Copy the results and attach them here and open up another>> terminal and cut + paste from output of>>>> $ sudo tail -f /var/log/messages>>>> Hope this helps get you online.>>>> Regards,>>>> Antonio>> I will send this to list in hopes that they see something that I missed and help fix what is causing the problem.>> Regards,>> Antonio>>>>