Description of Problem: ppp reports problems trying to connect with ISP (in this case Earthlink and others), then no longer allows a subsequent dial-up connection to work, even if lcp timeout extended, until the system is restarted Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: once a day Steps to Reproduce: 1. configure ppp & diald for ISP 2. have program periodically (hourly) open socket to internet url 3. periodically socket will end up timing out and ppp log reveals results Actual Results: May 8 22:21:53 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 pppd[19211]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean: May 8 22:21:53 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 pppd[19211]: Problem: all had even parity May 8 22:21:53 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 pppd[19211]: Exit. May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: start sl0: SIOCSIFMETRIC: Operatio n not supported May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: start sl0: RTNETLINK answers: No s uch process May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: stop ppp0: Cannot find device "ppp 0" May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0 May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: stop ppp0: SIOCSIFADDR: No such de vice May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: stop ppp0: ppp0: unknown interface : No such device May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: down ppp0: ppp0: unknown interface : No such device May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: Disconnected. Call duration 31 sec onds. May 8 22:21:54 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: IP transmitted 0 bytes and receive d 0 bytes. May 8 22:21:55 00-06-1E-00-10-B8 diald[639]: Delaying 30 seconds before clear t o dial. ----- Expected Results: ppp not to fail Additional Information:
Please verify this with a newer version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora Core and reopen it against the new version if it still occurs. Closing as "not a bug" for now.