ppp

[jullrich at sans.org (Johannes B. Ullrich)]

try adding this to /etc/modules.conf

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alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
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On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 09:36, dan moylan wrote:
> i use ppp only when off on trips, and haven't had
> occasion to use it since before i upgraded to rh9.0.
> it worked fine under rh7.3.
> 
> /var/log/messages shows the following:
> 
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: Username:/login:
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:  -- got it
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: send (BGB-SOS^M)
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: expect (assword:)
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: /Login:BGB-SOS^M
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: Password:
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:  -- got it
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: send (xxx^M)
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: expect (1524)
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:  ^M
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:     Entering PPP Session.^M^M
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:     IP address is 67.75.11.9^M^M
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:     MTU is 1524
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]:  -- got it
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid chat[10020]: send (^M)
> Mar  1 09:21:11 alcaid pppd[10018]: Serial connection established.
> Mar  1 09:21:12 alcaid pppd[10018]: Using interface ppp0
> Mar  1 09:21:12 alcaid pppd[10018]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
> Mar  1 09:21:12 alcaid /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up
> Mar  1 09:21:13 alcaid modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
> Mar  1 09:21:13 alcaid kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
> Mar  1 09:21:13 alcaid modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
> Mar  1 09:21:13 alcaid pppd[10018]: local  IP address 67.75.11.9
> Mar  1 09:21:13 alcaid pppd[10018]: remote IP address 209.244.43.215
> 
> ifconfig shows:
> 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:529 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:529 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:178402 (174.2 Kb)  TX bytes:178402 (174.2 Kb)
> 
> ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>           inet addr:67.75.11.9  P-t-P:209.244.43.215  Mask:255.255.255.255
>           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1524  Metric:1
>           RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
>           RX bytes:42 (42.0 b)  TX bytes:60 (60.0 b)
> 
> but internet connections seem not to work.  pinging the
> local ip address works, the remote doesn't.  i couldn't
> find any module ppp-compress-21.  is that what's missing?
> and where would i get it if i needed it?  any advice would
> be greatly appreciated.
> 
> tia,
> dan
> 
> 
> j. daniel moylan
> 84 harvard ave #2
> brookline, ma 02446-6202
> 617-232-2360 (tel)
> 810-454-1823 (fax)
> jdm at moylan.info
> www.moylan.info
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