[linux-help] Re: Lynx/Fetchmail Connection Problem -

[Jeff Vian <jvian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

  You were not connected if there was no ppp0 entry.
  I had to do a little playing to get my script set up to connect correctly.  
When it did then the connection was flawless.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: BOB GOODWIN 
  To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx 
  Cc: Steven Saner ; Jeff Vian 
  Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 6:32 AM
  Subject: Re: [linux-help] Re: Lynx/Fetchmail Connection Problem -


  Steve & Jeff: 
   At your suggestion I collected the following data on the old '486 and I'm 
still scratching my head? 

  # 
  # /ppp.txt      data observed 2k1203 
    

  [root@localhost /root]# /c       [ /c is a script file to do /etc/ppp/ppp-on 
] 

  [root@localhost /root]# ifconfig 

  lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
            inet addr:127.0.0.1  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0 
            UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3584  Metric:1 
            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
            collisions:0 
    

  [ no data for ppp0 although I believe I was connected here? ] 
    

  [root@localhost /root]# route 

  Kernel IP routing table 
  Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface 
  127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo 

  [ Should be similar to data below which I just collected from this working 
computer ] 

  # 
  # /ppp2.txt     2k1203  data from '586 box 

  [root@localhost /]# route 
  Kernel IP routing table 
  Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface 
  199.70.219.90   *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0 
  127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo 
  default         199.70.219.90   0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 ppp0 
  [root@localhost /]# 

  [ Back to the '486 data ] 

  # 
  # /ppp3.txt     2k1203 netstat -r   [ I had to go back and do netstat -r, I 
left off the -r ] 

  [root@localhost /root]# /c 
  [root@localhost /root]# netstat -r 
  Kernel IP routing table 
  Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt 
Iface127.0.0.0 

         *               255.0.0.0       U      3584 0          0 lo 
    
    

  [root@localhost /root]# netstat 

  Active Internet connections (w/o servers) 
  Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State 
  Active UNIX domain sockets (w/o servers) 
  Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node Path 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM                   3648   /dev/log 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3647 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM                   2311   /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2310 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM                   2299   /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2298 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM                   2268   /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2267 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM                   2245   /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2193 
  unix  1      [ ]         STREAM                   1848 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM                   1410   /dev/log 
  unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     1408 
  Active IPX sockets 
  Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address              Foreign Address            
State 

  [root@localhost /root]# /d    [ /d another script to do /etc/ppp/ppp-on ] 

  PPP link to ppp0 terminated. 
    

  [ Data from /var/log/messages for this "connection" ] 

  Dec  3 06:36:32 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the 
University of California 
  Dec  3 06:36:34 localhost kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel 
allocation) 
  Dec  3 06:36:34 localhost kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code 
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc. 
  Dec  3 06:36:34 localhost kernel: PPP line discipline registered. 
  Dec  3 06:36:34 localhost kernel: registered device ppp0 
  Dec  3 06:36:35 localhost pppd[450]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0 
  Dec  3 06:36:37 localhost chat[451]: abort on (BUSY) 
  Dec  3 06:36:37 localhost chat[451]: send (ATDT3424101^M) 
  Dec  3 06:36:37 localhost chat[451]: expect (CONNECT) 
  Dec  3 06:37:05 localhost chat[451]: ATDT3424101^M 
  Dec  3 06:37:05 localhost pppd[450]: Serial connection established. 
  Dec  3 06:37:05 localhost chat[451]: CONNECT 
  Dec  3 06:37:05 localhost chat[451]:  -- got it 
  Dec  3 06:37:05 localhost chat[451]: send (^M) 
  Dec  3 06:37:15 localhost pppd[450]: Using interface ppp0 
  Dec  3 06:37:15 localhost pppd[450]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem 
  Dec  3 06:37:24 localhost kernel: Swansea University Computer Society IPX 
0.34 for NET3.035 
  Dec  3 06:37:24 localhost kernel: IPX Portions Copyright (c) 1995 Caldera, 
Inc. 
  Dec  3 06:37:28 localhost kernel: Appletalk 0.17 for Linux NET3.035 
  Dec  3 06:37:46 localhost pppd[450]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
  Dec  3 06:37:46 localhost pppd[450]: Connection terminated. 
  Dec  3 06:38:40 localhost pppd[450]: Terminating on signal 2. 
  Dec  3 06:38:45 localhost pppd[450]: Hangup (SIGHUP) 
  Dec  3 06:38:46 localhost pppd[450]: Exit. 
  Dec  3 06:40:25 localhost kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully 
unregistered 
  [root@localhost /root]# 

  I'm able to transfer this data via serial ports using minicom and zmodem. 
that works slick anyway and at 38,400k despite the old uart in the 486. At 
faster speeds zmodem begins to complain with error messages and I'm not sure 
it's correcting them? 

  Thanks for your help, perhaps you can see something from this data. 

  Hope you don't mind the html, it helps to make things easier to read if 
you're not using a plain text  mail reader. 

  Bob 
    

  Steven Saner wrote: 

    Okay, when you get connected, as root try the following commands so 
    you can see what IP address you have and if the routing is set up 
    correctly. 
    ifconfig 
    netstat -r 

    On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 12:54:43PM -0500, BOB GOODWIN wrote: 
    > Steve: 
    > 
    > This is what I have in OPTIONS - 
    > 
    > # 
    > # /etc/ppp/options 
    > 
    > lock 
    > crtscts 
    > defaultroute 
    > noauth 
    > noipdefault 
    > default-asyncmap 
    > 
    > Both computers look the same. 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > Steven Saner wrote: 
    > 
    > > The first thing I can think of is to look at the pppd 
    > > options. Specifically, I wonder if you are missing the defaultroute 
    > > option. 
    > > 
    > > On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 07:51:11AM -0500, BOB GOODWIN wrote: 
    > > > I have a '486 with a minimal Red Hat 5.2 installation on it. 
    > > > It appears that it is connecting to AT&T all right, 
    > > > satisfying their CHAP requirements since it will stay 
    > > > connected for atleast a minute and a half an then 
    > > > disconnects normally on "ppp-off." But Fetchmail and Lynx 
    > > > never seem to know that the connection is established? 
    > > > 
    > > > Fetchmail reports - 
    > > > 
    > > > POP3 connection to postoffice.worldnet.att.net failed: 
    > > > temporary nameserver error 
    > > > 
    > > > fetchmail: Query status=2 
    > > > 
    > > > Lynx reports - 
    > > > 
    > > > Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host. 
    > > > 
    > > > lynx: Can't access startfile http://rushlimbaugh.com/ 
    > > > 
    > > > I've been looking for my problem for two days and whatever 
    > > > it is evades me?  For the most part it looks  pretty much 
    > > > like the installation on this box which works perfectly but 
    > > > obviously I am missing something. I've had problems when 
    > > > /etc/resolv.conf was not in the right directory [was in 
    > > > etc/ppp/] but it looks ok. 
    > > > 
    > > > Any suggestion appreciated. 
    > > > 
    > > > 
    > > > Bob Goodwin - Durant, Florida 
    > > > 
    > > > Red Hat Linux release 7.0 
    > > > Kernel 2.2.16-22 i586 
    > > > 
    > > > 
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    > Bob Goodwin - Durant, Florida 
    > 
    > Red Hat Linux release 7.0 
    > Kernel 2.2.16-22 i586 
    > 
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  Bob Goodwin - Durant, Florida 

  Red Hat Linux release 7.0 
  Kernel 2.2.16-22 i586 


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