I'm using RH 7.2 and Gnome. When I go to debug my connection through dialup config it connects fine. then it says "Starting pppd" and it just hangs there. Any ideas?

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I'm using an Aceex 56kbps V.90 external modem. Here's my log:

Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: using channel 8
Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x6b31c924> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [LCP ConfNak id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xffffffff>]
Jun 20 19:24:01 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <magic 0x6b31c924> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 20 19:24:02 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <magic 0x6b31c924> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0x1718f5a8> <pcomp> <accomp> <mrru 1500> <endpoint [null]>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x2 <mrru 1500>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0x1718f5a8> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x3 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0x1718f5a8> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x4 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 216.191.129.18>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x4 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 216.191.129.18>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 142.154.118.6> <compress VJ 0f 00>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 142.154.118.6> <compress VJ 0f 00>]
Jun 20 19:24:04 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x5 80 fd 01 01 00 0f 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f]
Jun 20 19:24:05 localhost pppd[2471]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 142.154.118.6> <compress VJ 0f 00>]
Jun 20 19:24:05 localhost pppd[2471]: not replacing existing default route to lo [127.255.255.254]
Jun 20 19:24:05 localhost pppd[2471]: local IP address 142.154.118.6
Jun 20 19:24:05 localhost pppd[2471]: remote IP address 216.191.129.18
Jun 20 19:24:05 localhost pppd[2471]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 2486)
Jun 20 19:24:05 localhost pppd[2471]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 2486), status = 0x0

That's it, it just hangs once ip-up is finished.

*bump* Just didn't want this to get buried after I appended my log file.