Re: need help

[travis dockweiler <akira@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Alright, howdy.
> I edit /ect/ppp/options and it now looks like this:
>
> lock
> defaultroute
> noipdefault
> modem
> /dev/cua0
> 57600
> crtscts
> debug
>
> and I also edited /etc/resolv.conf so it now looks like this:
>
> domain dmci.net
> search dmci.net
> nameserver 198.109.130.33
> nameserver 198.252.194.121
>
> Okay, the weird happens when I use minicom to dial my isp.  I dial the
> number of my isp and connect. I put in the right user name and password then
> I get the following message:
>
> PPP session from (my isp) to <my IP> beginning....~ÿ}#.!}!}!} }4~
>
> It then stops there. Then after maybe 30 seconds the modem hangs up and it
> displays
>
> NO CARRIER
>
> or
>
> A  couple of times the text kept coming after a couple of seconds. Then I
> would press Alt-Q, to shutdown without reseting the modem. Then I tried
> "ping dmci.net" to see if I was actually connected or not and it said it
> couldn't find dmci.net. Then maybe a minute later the modem hangs itself up.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

hmm, i dunno, one time i had some problems with PPP, i could log in fine but
then i guess i must have configured resolv.conf wrong because i could only
telnet to numeric ip addresses. try telneting to a numeric ip and see what
happens.

i had this EXACT same problem with a devlopmental kernel, in 2.0.34 pppd worked
fine, then with the new kernel  i could login then 30 seconds later i would be
disconnected, turns out it was a problem with an incompatible pppd version i had
to upgrade.

i also do a whois on dmci.net and the last dns address doesn't match, probably
doesn't matter though.

probably doesn't help any, but oh well.