Hey I have been seaching but no found the answer to my question... shouldn´t be too complicated.

I have been trying to setup pppd so that I can connect to the net without using kppd. I went though the kpppsetup.

To setup the script I assumed that my ISP sends

Login:
then
Password:

as I wasn´t sure if it had a capital or not I put assword: and ogin: it dialed but didn´t connect so I assume that is not exactly what the ISP sends...

Is there any easy way to see EXACTLY what my ISP sends so that I can setup the script correctly??

Adam

One way to find out what is going on is to check your logs, either after the event:

cat /var/log/messages

or while it is happening:

tail -f /var/log/messages

Opening a second console (eg, Ctrl-Alt F2) to run tail in might make things easier.

Thanks I will give that a try and get back to you with how I get on!

Adam

if you know your ISP's DNS addresses you can use pppsetup to configure ppp. Then in an xterm just type ppp-on and ppp-off to connect an disconnect. If you want dynamic DNS you'll ahve to dig a little depper. I finally rewrote pppsetup so that it does dynamic DNS. You only have to know phone#, username, password and modem port. If you can't get pppsetup tp work I'll send a link to my ISPSETUP script.

Hey MichaelHall I tried that tail -f /var/log/messages and it worked well only I get an error after it connects:

LCP: timeout sending config -requests


Hey gnashley I am using pppsetup if you could send me that link to yours that would be great!


Thanks guys
Adam