Bug 21667 – RH PPP Dialer not starting

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Bug 21667 - RH PPP Dialer not starting

Summary:	RH PPP Dialer not starting

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	ppp (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.0
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Nalin Dahyabhai
QA Contact:	Aaron Brown
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Reported:	2000-12-03 19:57 EST by Need Real Name
Modified:	2007-03-26 23:38 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2001-08-01 13:43:22 EDT
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Description Need Real Name 2000-12-03 19:57:56 EST

I have switched to using GNOME and wanted to use the RH PPP Dialer.  I 
went through the Dialup Configuration Tool, created my account and let it 
auto detect my modem.  If I choose the Debug button on the Internet 
Connections screen, it starts the modem and makes a connection.  However, 
when I select the RH PPP Dialer and choose the connection, it says it 
cannot start the connection.  The modem shows no signs of being accessed.

Comment 1 Cedric Maion 2000-12-11 06:35:01 EST

Try to disable dial on demand ? (I don't exactly remember the name of the
configuration option)

IIRC, this problem hit me one day (who knows why since it used to work !), until
I changed that setting.

Comment 2 John J. Germs 2001-01-03 20:08:40 EST

I have had a similar problem which I noticed when 7 first came out ... The
reason I didn't mention anything earlier was it suddenly worked one day, so I
dismissed it as something I did. Well.. I recently did a fresh install and the
same thing happened.(failed to activate interface)..... 
Another thing that was interesting was if I entered my dns numbers in Network
Configurator I would be able to open Netscape and go to an address after the rp3
failed to activate.... What would happen was it would dial out...strange.
Turns out the reason I got it working before was I downloaded and compiled a 2.4
kernel, booted with it and tried the Dailup Configuration utility from scratch
again. That's all it took. Once I had this interface working I tried booting
from the stock 2.2.16-22 kernel and it worked without any problems as well.
I hope this will help in some way.

Comment 3 Glen Foster 2001-08-01 13:43:17 EDT

Closing at customer's request.

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