Re: [Sheflug] Odd error on modem connection.

[Richard Lowe <nospam [at] btinternet.com>]

* Barrie Bremner (baz [at] barriebremner.com) wrote:
> 
> I'm playing around setting up a new firewall box, this time running
> netfilter, which seems to be working OK.
> I do have a problem with the modem when I attempt to connect to an
> ISP, when I get this error, just as the connection is established:
> 
> Mar 24 18:44:10 harmonics pppd[21266]: Serial connection established.
> Mar 24 18:44:10 harmonics pppd[21266]: ioctl(PPPIOCGFLAGS): Invalid argument
> Mar 24 18:44:10 harmonics pppd[21266]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> 
> Can anyone tell me what the ioctl(PPPIOCGFLAGS): Invalid argument
> error is likely to be caused by?
>
kernel 2.4.x needs pppd 2.4.x, I'd look at linux/Documentation/Changes to 
see if there's anything else you've missed as well :)


> I'm running kernel 2.4.2 and pppd version 2.3.11. I've copied the
> chat-ppp0 and ifcfg-ppp0 scripts from my existing firewall box.
> 
 
-- 
|*-------------------=[ Richard Lowe ]=------------------*|
| richlowe [at] btinternet.com                   UIN: 74724348 |           
|*-------------------------------------------------------*|
| Europe has the Kilogram and the Meter.                  |
| America has the Pound and the Inch.                     |
| Childrens TV has the Elephant and the Double Decker Bus |
|*-------------------------------------------------------*|
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Sheffield Linux User's Group - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
To unsubscribe from this list send mail to
- <sheflug-request [at] vuw.ac.nz> - with the word 
 "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. 

  GNU the choice of a complete generation.