Impossible to use Xircom Real Port RBEM56G with pppd dial is ok try with: ifup / ifdown kppp gnome ... on two differents provirders. /var/log/message : Mar 16 14:36:46 fusion kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California Mar 16 14:36:46 fusion kernel: PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling) Mar 16 14:36:46 fusion kernel: PPP line discipline registered. Mar 16 14:36:46 fusion kernel: registered device ppp0 Mar 16 14:37:43 fusion modprobe: can't locate module char-major-108 Mar 16 14:37:43 fusion pppd[861]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I Mar 16 14:37:43 fusion pppd[861]: couldn't find any secret (password) which would let it use an IP address. kppp log: pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I pppd: couldn't find any secret (password) which would let it use an IP address. Cheers, Laurent
This is fixed in our latest initscripts errata (http://www.redhat.com/errata/) release. The quick fix is to add "noauth" to /etc/ppp/options. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 7142 ***