not the normal ppp question :-)

[Bill Katsma <bkatsma@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am currently set up with two different ISP's and one of the works flawlessly
and the other I have problems connecting.  Some times it take 3 times to
connect and some time 15.  I have cut and pasted the log from one failed
attempt (the first one) and one successful connection.

I think I started having this problem after installing ipchains and
ip-masquerading.  Also the only thing I see different between the two is the
lines that have "modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-??" in the successful
connection.  Which modeprobe is part of ip-masquerading correct?  

The log from a connection from the other ISP that connects 100% of the time
also has the modprobe lines.  The only thing different between the two setups
are the username/passwd and phone number.

******************Failed connection***********************************
 Sep  3 22:12:30 junior pppd[1351]: pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0 
Sep  3 22:12:31 junior chat[1352]: send (ATDispphone#^M)
Sep  3 22:12:32 junior chat[1352]: expect (CONNECT)
Sep  3 22:12:45 junior chat[1352]: ^M
Sep  3 22:12:45 junior chat[1352]: CONNECT
Sep  3 22:12:45 junior chat[1352]:  -- got it
Sep  3 22:12:45 junior chat[1352]: send (^M)
Sep  3 22:12:45 junior chat[1352]: expect (ogin:)
Sep  3 22:12:45 junior chat[1352]:  33600/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS^M
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]: ^M
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]: Welcome to 3Com Total Control HiPer ARC (TM)^M
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]: Networks That Go The Distance (TM)^M
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]: ^M
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]: login:
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]:  -- got it
Sep  3 22:12:46 junior chat[1352]: send (myusername^M)
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior chat[1352]: expect (assword:)
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior chat[1352]:  myusername^M
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior chat[1352]: Password:
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior chat[1352]:  -- got it
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior chat[1352]: send (mypasswd^M)
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior pppd[1351]: Serial connection established.
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior pppd[1351]: Using interface ppp0
Sep  3 22:12:47 junior pppd[1351]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua1
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: Connection terminated.
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: Connect time 0.6 minutes.
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean:
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Sep  3 22:13:18 junior pppd[1351]: Exit.
:                                        

***************Successful connection*******************************
Sep  3 22:15:39 junior pppd[1361]: pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0
Sep  3 22:15:40 junior chat[1362]: send (ATDispphone#^M)
Sep  3 22:15:40 junior chat[1362]: expect (CONNECT)
Sep  3 22:15:54 junior chat[1362]: ^M
Sep  3 22:15:54 junior chat[1362]: CONNECT
Sep  3 22:15:54 junior chat[1362]:  -- got it
Sep  3 22:15:54 junior chat[1362]: send (^M)
Sep  3 22:15:54 junior chat[1362]: expect (ogin:) 
Sep  3 22:15:54 junior chat[1362]:  33600/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS^M
Sep  3 22:15:55 junior chat[1362]: ^M
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: Welcome to 3Com Total Control HiPer ARC (TM)^M
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: Networks That Go The Distance (TM)^M
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: ^M
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: login:
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]:  -- got it
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: send (myusername^M)
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: expect (assword:)
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]:  myusername^M
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: Password:
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]:  -- got it
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior chat[1362]: send (mypasswd^M)
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior pppd[1361]: Serial connection established.
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior pppd[1361]: Using interface ppp0
Sep  3 22:15:56 junior pppd[1361]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua1
Sep  3 22:15:58 junior modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Sep  3 22:15:59 junior modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
Sep  3 22:15:59 junior modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
Sep  3 22:16:01 junior pppd[1361]: local  IP address 216.93.61.72
Sep  3 22:16:01 junior pppd[1361]: remote IP address 209.153.135.8