Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 00:40:23 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp won't write log Message-ID: <19990805004023.C739@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <199908042325.AAA03343@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>; from Brian Somers on Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 12:25:22AM %2B0100 References: <19990804234923.A739@marder-1> <199908042325.AAA03343@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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On Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 12:25:22AM +0100, Brian Somers wrote: > > I've started getting a strange error/warning when connecting to my ISP: > > > > Working in interactive mode > > Using interface: tun0 > > ppp ON marder-1> dial > > ppp ON marder-1> Connect: Received: CONNECT 46667/ARQ > > Connect: Received: are an unauthorized user, DISCONNECT > > PPp ON marder-1> > > PPP ON marder-1> > > > > Although it says ``DISCONNECT'' it still connects. I enabled logging > > This is probably because the last expect string in your dial chat is > CONNECT, and that's what it finds - so the script's complete. > It is: set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT&F \ OK-AT-OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT \\c \\n" but, if my ISP is sending ``DISCONNECT'' does that not mean that it (my ISP) is disconnecting? > You could upgrade to the latest ppp and do a ``set cd 1!'' to make > ppp require carrier. An immediate disconnect should then be detected > rather than ppp assuming that the device doesn't do CD. > Yes, but it's *not* disconnecting, it just says it is. > > in ppp.conf to see what was going on, but it won't create > > /var/log/ppp.log. > > Well, ppp.log has to already exist. Also, make sure that there are > no spaces in syslog.conf - syslogd will ignore theline otherwise. > Ah, I forgot that ppp.log had to exist (it's been working perfectly for so long I haven't had to use logging :-) ). > [.....] > > I'm using the ppp that came on the 3.1 CDs > [.....] > > Shame on you :-] > Why? Although I did d/l 990626 sources a while ago but never bothered building it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it ;-) > > Any suggestions as to what's wrong? > > > > -- > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK > > CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry > > mailto:markov@globalnet.co.uk http://www.radan.com > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org> > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> > > > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:markov@globalnet.co.uk http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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