dial-up connection dies in suse 11.0

seagreen · 10-12-2009, 03:58 AM

Hi,
I am trying to get a US Robotics 56K Fax modem to work on Suse 11.0 but I keep getting the following message:

- ppp daemon died unexpectedly. error status = 19.

Now I know that error code 19 has to do with failed authentication:

Here is the debug file for kppp:
ATZ
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT0860008484
CONNECT 36000/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS

...then it dies.

and the wvdial.conf file

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/modem
Baud = 57600
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
Init3 =
Area Code =
Phone = 0
Username = ***********
Password = ***********
Ask Password = 0
Dial Command = ATDT
Stupid Mode = 1
Compuserve = 0
Force Address =
Idle Seconds = 300
DialMessage1 =
DialMessage2 =
ISDN = 0
Auto DNS = 1

I am normally on a LAN with a FritzBox FonATA router which I disabled with ifconfig eth0 down in root before attempting to dial the USR modem.

Could it be a permissions problem? Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
TIA

HaroldWho · 10-12-2009, 01:36 PM

You might try adding these lines to the ppp options file:

Code:

cp-echo-interval 30
lcp-echo-failure 4
lcp-max-configure 60
lcp-restart 2

seagreen · 10-12-2009, 04:11 PM

I tried your suggestion but now get exit status = 2
You have posted an invalid option to pppd

HaroldWho · 10-13-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaroldWho

You might try adding these lines to the ppp options file:

Code:

cp-echo-interval 30
lcp-echo-failure 4
lcp-max-configure 60
lcp-restart 2

MyBad! The first line should read:

Code:

lcp-echo-interval 30

Sorry.

seagreen · 10-18-2009, 02:06 AM

I've tried but it still won't work.
I'm posting the complete Kinternet log if tha will help.
pppd[0]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded.
pppd[0]: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
pppd[0]: --> Initializing modem.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATZ
pppd[0]: ATZ
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Sending: AT Q0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
pppd[0]: AT Q0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATM1
pppd[0]: ATM1
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Modem initialized.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATDT0860008484
pppd[0]: --> Waiting for carrier.
pppd[0]: ATDT0860008484
pppd[0]: CONNECT 40000/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS
pppd[0]: --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
pppd[0]: Login:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a login prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: fti/94tacz4
pppd[0]: fti/94tacz4
pppd[0]: Password:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a password prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: (password)
pppd[0]: ** Bad Password
pppd[0]: Login:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a login prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: fti/94tacz4
pppd[0]: fti/94tacz4
pppd[0]: Password:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a password prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: (password)
pppd[0]: ** Bad Password
pppd[0]: Login:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a login prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: fti/94tacz4
pppd[0]: fti/94tacz4
pppd[0]: Password:
pppd[0]: --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
pppd[0]: Serial connection established.
pppd[0]: using channel 1
pppd[0]: Renamed interface ppp0 to modem0
pppd[0]: Using interface modem0
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Connect: modem0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
pppd[0]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7382962f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7382962f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7382962f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x7382962f]
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xfed2482b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 <da0965f0da76f1116c9376a6577fd409>, name = "nsnic115"]
pppd[0]: Discarded non-LCP packet when LCP not open
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x0]
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth chap MD5> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xfed2482b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0xfed2482b]
pppd[0]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 <bd29a9f65fb7661841661a5ed927ac2f>, name = "nsnic115"]
pppd[0]: sent [CHAP Response id=0x1 <0f77e994e69468f6a4ac6f0a03badcb1>, name = "fti/94tacz4"]
pppd[0]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x0]
pppd[0]: rcvd [CHAP Failure id=0x1 "\000"]
pppd[0]: CHAP authentication failed:
pppd[0]: CHAP authentication failed
Authentication error. Maybe bad account or password.
pppd[0]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x3 "Failed to authenticate ourselves to peer"]
pppd[0]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x4 "Failed to authenticate ourselves to peer"]
pppd[0]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
pppd[0]: Modem hangup
pppd[0]: Connection terminated.
Status is: disconnected
pppd[0] died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code 16)

HaroldWho · 10-18-2009, 08:51 AM

Quote:

pppd[0]: CHAP authentication failed:
pppd[0]: CHAP authentication failed
Authentication error. Maybe bad account or password.

There's the problem. Something wrong in the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file.

Permissions maybe? Should be rw for root only.

Format of a line should be:

Code:

client  server  secret  IP addresses

I've never used chap, so I have no first hand insights, but Google ought to help.