Re: [Sheflug] Dell X200 and Redhat 8.0

[Dave Mitchell <nospam1045405695-11234 [at] xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 12:09:50PM +0000, Nicola Richmond wrote:
> I'm probably wrong then. I just thought that this would be the case
> judging by the screen output:
> 
> Welcome to minicom 2.00.0
> 
> OPTIONS: History Buffer, F-key Macros, Search History Buffer, I18n
> Compiled on Jun 23 2002, 16:41:20.
> 
> Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
> 
> AT S7=45 S0=0 L1 V1 X4 &c1 E1 Q0
> OK
> ATDT08454550280
> CONNECT 46666
> Virgin EDI-CVX1-A   login: nicola.richmond
> password:
> 
> 
> Exiting shell, and starting PPP session.
> 
> ~.}#@!}!}!} }8}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } }%}&FGwB}'}"}(}"j.~~.}# [at] !}!}"}
> }8}!}$}%\}"}&} ~NO CARRIER

The 'Exiting shell' stuff is being produced by the far end -
ie you log in, then the far end tries to start a PPP session.
Since your end (minicom) doen't respond in kind, the far end drops the
line, and your modem reports 'NO CARRIER'. (At least I'm gusessing that's
why the line is dropped).

IIRC, your PPP config will be stored in a file under /etc/ppp/peer/,
eg the file wvdial.

If you add the following line to this file:

    debug

then there should be logs of debugging output going to whatever file
syslog directs daemon:debug stuff to (most likely /var/log/messages)
- although you may need to reconfigure syslog to enable the logging
output.

[ disclaimers - I've never used RH 8.0, and its been a while since I used
dialup - hurrah for ADSL ]

-- 
"There's something wrong with our bloody ships today, Chatfield."
Admiral Beatty at the Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916.
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