Re: [SLUG] wvdial problem

From: Glenn Meyer (me@glennmeyer.com)
Date: Mon Mar 10 2003 - 13:18:51 EST


I use the "stupid mode".

Stupid mode = 1

Works for me.

Levi Bard wrote:
>>Hello Sluggers,
>>
>>Need help on a nagging long time problem making wvdial work.
>>I can connect with kppp.
>>
>>I can successfully dial up my ISP with wvdial. It negotiates login,
>>password, and the PAP secrets thing and then abrubtly hangs up. Error 16
>>which, according to man, says the peer disconnected the modem.
>>
>>I have checked and rechecked every conceivable file in ppp. Here are the
>>last few lines of the error message.(minus the date id# etc.)
>>
>> rcvd [IPCP TermReq id=0x2
>>sent [IPCP TermAck id=0x2
>>rcvd [ICPC TermReq id=0x3
>>sent [ICPC TermAck id=0x3
>>rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x3
>>LCP terminated by peer
>>cbcp_lowerdown
>>sent [LCP TermAck id=0x3
>>Hangup (SIGHUP)
>>Modem hangup
>>Connection terminated
>>Exit
>>
>>Why??? is it doing this? Can any of the Sluggers give me a
>>clue/fix? Is there something Icould add to the wvdial script to make it
>>stop doing this? Would really be appreciated. Just have no idea why.
>
>
> I used to get this error when wvdial was having trouble starting pppd.
> Wvdial has a special "Stupid Mode" for dealing with silly ISPs, as well.
> No, I'm not kidding. It always worked great for me.
>
> Somewhat less than $0.02
>
> Levi



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