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Date:      Fri, 3 Dec 1999 17:38:28 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        nrrobins@unity.ncsu.edu
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ppp troubles:  failed to open /dev/cuaa0
Message-ID:  <19991203173828.A319@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <199912030418.XAA17123@uni01du.unity.ncsu.edu>
References:  <199912030418.XAA17123@uni01du.unity.ncsu.edu>

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On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 11:18:17PM -0500, nrrobins@unity.ncsu.edu wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just cvsup'd and did a "make world" successfully to 3.3-Stable this 
> afternoon and now I am trying to connect to the internet again.
> 
> I know it worked before hand, and I am pretty sure I used the connection 
> afterwards, but not certain.  I left for work and when I returned I 
> started to get an error and have not been able to connect since.  My 
> modem is a external Boca 33.6 that I have had success with since 3.1.
> 
> Here is my ppp.conf:
> 
> default:
>  set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
>  set device /dev/cuaa0
>  set speed 115200
>  set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT ...."
> isp:
>  set phone 1234567
>  set timeout 0
>  set authname username
>  set authkey password
>  set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0
>  add default HISADDR
>  enable dns
> 
> 
> Here is the command I use to start PPP:
> 
> # ppp isp
> # ppp ON myname> dial
> # ppp on myname>
> 
> and it just sits there doing nothing.
> 
> Here is my info from my ppp.log file:
> 
> Phase: Using interface: tun0
> Phase: deflink: Created in closed state
> tun0: Command: default: set device /dev/cuaa0
> tun0: Command: default: set speed 115200
> tun0: Command: default: set dial ABORT BUSY ABORT ....
> tun0: Command: isp: set phone 1234567
> tun0: Command: isp: set timeout 0
> tun0: Command: isp: set authname username
> tun0: Command: isp: set authkey password
> tun0: Command: isp: set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0
> tun0: Command: isp: add default HISADDR
> tun0: Command: isp: enable dns
> tun0: Phase: PPP started (Interactive mode)
> tun0: Command: /dev/tty: term
> tun0: Phase: bundle: Establish
> tun0: Phase: deflink: closed -> opening
> tun0: Phase: /dev/cuaa0 is in use: uu_lock creat error: No such file or 
> directory

Check that /var/spool/lock exists. It creates a lock file there
(LCK..cuaa2).

> tun0: Chat: Failed to open device
> tun0: Phase: deflink: opening -> closed
> tun0: Phase: bundle: Dead
> tun0: Command: /dev/tty: quit
> tun0: Phase: PPP Terminated (normal)
> 
> 
> cuaa0 exists (dmesg reports it found and I did a MAKEDEV) but when I try 
> a manual ppp with term I dont see the lights on the modem acting up in 
> response.  What might be the solution to this?  I did not see anything in 
> the archives specifically regarding this.  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Neill
> 
> 
> 
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