Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 08:11:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Clapper <bmc@WillsCreek.COM> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Odd pppd message- need help interpreting Message-ID: <199708291211.IAA00485@current.willscreek.com> In-Reply-To: <104769134@toto.iv>
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John Szumowski wrote: > I've found ijppp to be somewhat quirky in calling external scripts, so > I'm trying out pppd. > Everything seems to work fine, but I get an odd message in the log file > (/var/log/messages): > CCP: timeout sending Config-Requests > - --- > > What's especially puzzling is that I have used my current pppd settings > in a previous install and don't recall getting this message. > > Any clarification would be appreciated. Are you actually exchanging data with the peer? When I see this happen, it's usually because the modem got carrier, pppd took over and started to try to negotiate the link with the PPP software on the other end, and got no response from the peer. Usually, that means my provider's recycling his terminal server for some reason; the modem answered, but the terminal server (wherein resides the peer) isn't up. Also, if you're ambitious, I'd suggest reading RFC 1548; it describes the PPP protocol. IMO, understanding the protocol even a little bit helps when debugging PPP setup problems. ----- Brian Clapper, bmc@WillsCreek.COM, http://WWW.WillsCreek.COM/ With friends like these, who need hallucinations?
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