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Date:      Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:42:05 +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 (fixed)
Message-ID:  <19991203194205.C480@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <199912031900.OAA18617@uni04du.unity.ncsu.edu>
References:  <19991203173828.A319@marder-1> <199912031900.OAA18617@uni04du.unity.ncsu.edu>

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On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 02:00:23PM -0500, nrrobins@unity.ncsu.edu wrote:
> Thanks, that did it.

Glad you got it working.

> 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?
> 

I'm not sure. AFAIR, when I ran mergemaster I didn't touch anything in
/var. Hopefully someone else can answer this one.

> 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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> 

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