I'm trying to use Kppp to manage my dialup connection. RH9 with a LinModem.

But the problem is that it keeps dieing (Error: 16), and I'm not too sure where to start.

Also is there a way to accelrate the connection?

Cheers.
Gomi

Is it already connected to your modem? If so, have a look at /var/log/localmessages (logfile for serial connections/modem)...

Yes KPPP connects to the modem, and I looked at /var/log/messages, but I can make sense of them

edit: that shoulf be can't make sence of them.

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Jul 21 20:16:04 localhost pppd[3853]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Jul 21 20:16:04 localhost pppd[3853]: Using interface ppp0
Jul 21 20:16:04 localhost pppd[3853]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyLT0
Jul 21 20:16:04 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up
Jul 21 20:16:31 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jul 21 20:16:31 localhost kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
Jul 21 20:16:31 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost pppd[3853]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost pppd[3853]: Connection terminated.
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost pppd[3853]: Connect time 0.6 minutes.
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost pppd[3853]: Sent 265 bytes, received 215 bytes.
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost pppd[3853]: Exit.
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0
Jul 21 20:17:10 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: NET unregister event not supported
Jul 21 20:18:02 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0
Jul 21 20:18:02 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0

Well, I see what is said but I'm not sure where it is connected...

Okay, let's try this systematically. Did you run the setup of Kppp? That is an absolute must (in case you didn't know).

I don't know what that is: /etc/hotplug/net.agent. Do you? Is it a script calling modprobe? Perhaps it is documented or has comments in its file.

Now, modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21 is trying to load module ppp-compress-21 to the kernel and obviously doesn't find it. Search for it on your system, if you don't find it google for it.

I'm assuming that this causes the time-out.

Oh yes, and also look here.

Good luck.

I'm not too sure what you mean here, but I did install the LinModem, and link Kppp to /dev/modem

I have no idea

I'll check RH & google