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Date:      Fri, 3 Dec 1999 14:00:23 -0500 (EST)
From:      nrrobins@unity.ncsu.edu
To:        mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (Mark Ovens)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ppp troubles:  failed to open /dev/cuaa0 (fixed)
Message-ID:  <199912031900.OAA18617@uni04du.unity.ncsu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19991203173828.A319@marder-1> from "Mark Ovens" at Dec 3, 99 05:38:28 pm

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Thanks, that did it.  I did notice, however, that my new /var directory 
is not quite as full as my last one was, for someodd reason.  Is there 
anything else important that I should make sure I have in there?

Thanks again,

-Neill

Mark Ovens wrote:
> 
> 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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