the error i get when trying to connect

RedEyez · 02-08-2007, 11:19 PM

im trying to get on to the internet with my mandrake 9.1 and my peoplpc dialup account so far no luck ive tried the dialgaurd trick and that hasnt helped i still get the same error, so here it is:

ATZ
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT782-8171
CONNECT 44000 V44

Above is what the login script debug window says when trying to connect, i can hear the modem working. Then after it says starting pppd... in the bottom of it; it then pops up a dialog saying the timeout expired while waiting for the ppp interface to come up.

Feb 8 21:00:18 localhost pppd[1997]: pppd 2.4.1 started by mike, uid 501
Feb 8 21:00:18 localhost pppd[1997]: using channel 2
Feb 8 21:00:18 localhost pppd[1997]: Using interface ppp0
Feb 8 21:00:18 localhost pppd[1997]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/tts/4
Feb 8 21:00:18 localhost pppd[1997]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x5e920d33> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Feb 8 21:00:21 localhost pppd[1997]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x5e920d33> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Feb 8 21:00:48 localhost pppd[1997]: Terminating on signal 15.
Feb 8 21:00:48 localhost pppd[1997]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User request"]
Feb 8 21:00:51 localhost pppd[1997]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x3 "User request"]
Feb 8 21:00:54 localhost pppd[1997]: Connection terminated.
Feb 8 21:00:54 localhost pppd[1997]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean:
Feb 8 21:00:54 localhost pppd[1997]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
Feb 8 21:00:54 localhost pppd[1997]: Exit.

You have launched pppd before the remote server was ready to establish a PPP connection.
Please use the terminal-based login to verify.

Any help would be great.

blink56k · 02-09-2007, 12:59 AM

I don't have experience using dial up with Mandriva/Mandrake, especially not on an older version, but if your PC supports it, try a distribution like Linspire or Freespire which are very good with dial up modems.

If that's not a good solution, can you tell us what type of computer/modem you have?

Though I strongly suggest you either update Mandrake or change distros, in the meanwhile you might want to check out Linmodems to determine your modem chipset and whether or not it's supported and how to do so.

If worse comes to worst, you can just buy an external serial port modem for use on your computer, many explicitly compatible with Linux. A search on Froogle lists many for cheap.

Simon Bridge · 02-09-2007, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/tts/4

... looks like a serial hardware modem (equiv to /dev/ttyS4 or COM5?!)- is this so?

Quote:

Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean:

When pppd is trying to make a connection, it sends out an 8-bit signal. If there is nothing to connect to - the signal just reflects right back with the 8th bit (bit 7) set to zero. Hence the notice:

Quote:

You have launched pppd before the remote server was ready to establish a PPP connection.
Please use the terminal-based login to verify.

... the program is guessing that the people you are dialing are not ready to make the connection. You can verify this by using a terminal (minicom?) to dial them up and watch the signals.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/x419.html
... has a detailed description.

RedEyez · 02-09-2007, 01:39 PM

thanks for the replies; the modem is an actiontec pci 56k modem, i have it set up just like they describe in their support document. hopefulley i will have some sort of broadband out here in the country soon; it will make my life much easier with linux.

Simon Bridge · 02-09-2007, 10:47 PM

actiontec pci 56k modem

Code:

# cat /proc/pci

Bus  0, device  12, function  0:
    Communication controller: Lucent (ex-AT&T)
     Microelectronics Unknown device (rev 0).
      Vendor id=11c1. Device id=480.
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 11.
        Master Capable.  No bursts.  Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0800000
       [0xe0800000].
      I/O at 0xa000 [0xa001].
      I/O at 0x9800 [0x9801].
      I/O at 0x9400 [0x9401].

From the official FAQ:

Quote:

Write down the first I/O range. [in /proc/pci output above] The example shows that I/O is 0xa000. The values may vary, depending on the system. Then type

Code:

# setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0xa000 spd_vhi skip_test auto_irq autoconfig

and hit enter.

If there are no errors, then type

Code:

# setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A

and hit enter.

Select /dev/ttyS3 as the device in whichever dial-up communication program you're using. It should now initialize and operate.

Edit the rc.local or rc.serial file located in the /etc/rc.d directory. Add the two setserial lines at the end of the file. Save and reboot the system.

... this is a lucent chipset modem - 100% linux compatible.

RedEyez · 02-11-2007, 08:23 PM

Quote:

# setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0xa000 spd_vhi skip_test auto_irq autoconfig

that setserial line makes my computer freeze up and i dont know why. so i typed it in like this:

setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A port 0xd800 irq 3

when i tried to use kppp the modem initialized and dialed just fine got to where it is connected and then once again dropped me because of the previous error. my peoplepc connection connects just fine in windows DUN style; i just dont understand why it wont work in linux, i want so badly to be able to get rid of micro$oft completely but at the moment i cant because of this one little hang up.

btw im not to good at terminal based proggies yet

once again thanks for the help.

RedEyez · 02-13-2007, 12:12 PM

okay finally im getting somewhere!!!!

i have successfully been connected to the net in linux even with my peoplepc!!!! just now i have to figure out why i can only ping ip numbers; but at least its a start. any thoughts?

RedEyez · 02-13-2007, 12:45 PM

okay here i am online in mandrake 9.1 even using peoplepc just took some extra setup with resolv file and you cant use kppp, have to use the terminal to bring the connection up. this is nice now just need to get updates

Simon Bridge · 02-15-2007, 05:43 PM

Can you be clear about what you did to get around your previous error message please?

RedEyez · 02-16-2007, 03:24 PM

heres what i did to get online,first i downloaded and installed the driver rpm file for my modem from,http://www.heby.de/ltmodem then i followed this ppp setup tutorial http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html which will guide through the whole proccess of geting online with linux. im pretty sure that this will work with netzero as well. now im biting the bullet and getting an external modem because now that i have mandriva 2007 my modem is no longer recognized and i cant compile the driver from source. hope that this will help someone.

btw: you can make a shell script to make your modem connect so that you dont have to type in the console code to do it, i believe that this is also covered in the ppp tutorial listed above.

another note: doing this i still wasnt able to use kppp (same error).

UhhMaybe · 04-18-2007, 10:31 AM

When Linux is booting, YOU can watch the scrolling processes as they are added to the setup for boot. The two IRQ's are listed, and the speed. If YOU need to, go to the BIOS and change the IRQ's for YOUR Dial Up. When I used Dial -UP last year, I set up my system to use ttyS0 <Linux.> which is COM 1 <M$Windows>. And it worked. When I tried other choices, it always failed. I used external serial modem with the on-board controller chip. One was V-90 and the other was V-92. Both worked with my ISP. Because I chose an ISP that offered both Dial Up Numbers. Numbers for V-90, and numbers for V-92. They are Not interchangible. YOU have to choose the correct number, V-90 or V-92, to connect without being dropped at some point.