Successful local CDROM upgrade of Redhat v6.1 to v7.0 on a HP Vectra XU (350mhz). US Robotics 56k external modem. PROBLEM: The RH PPP Dialer will not cancel a "trying" wvdial session when the cancel button is pressed. "Trying" means a wvdial that is continuously failing to connect, and continuously trying. RH PPP Dialer behaves as though the the wvdial job was cancelled. WORK AROUND: Run the command "ps -eaf | grep wvdial" to get the wvdialer's process id. Then run "kill <pid>" to actually cancel the cycling job.
I'm also experiencing this. When cancelling a request to make a PPP connection, the dialing dialog is dismissed but the MODEM continues to try to connect. Attempting to initiate a new connection generates a device in use error and is often followed by an application crash when acknowledging the cancel dialog.
Also observed here. The problem is older than RH 7.0.
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Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.