Bug 79677 - No Carrier error causes loop attempting redial multiple times per second.
Summary: No Carrier error causes loop attempting redial multiple times per second.
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 53432
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: wvdial
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Harald Hoyer
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-12-14 22:45 UTC by Christopher Johnson
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:49 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-02-21 18:50:20 UTC
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Description Christopher Johnson 2002-12-14 22:45:05 UTC 
Description of problem:
When wvdial is the dialler for a ppp interface in DEMAND mode, and for some
reason it gets a "NO CARRIER" error, it redials immediately but allows no time
for the call to go through.  This looping occurs multiple times per second until
the process is killed. It appears the failure condition or a timer for failure
to get carrier is not getting reset when redialling. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
wvdial-1.53-7

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Configure a ppp interface in DEMAND mode with WVDIALSECT=someconnection
2.During dialling disconnect the phone line, pause, reconnect to cause
connection failure.

    
Actual results:
wvdial loops, not waiting even for echo of the dialled number before declaring
NO CARRIER.

Expected results:
Redial attempt that allows time for call to go through and carrier to be
established.

Additional info:
I changed to a chat script which does not have this problem.  Perhaps chat
should be the default?
Comment 1 Christopher Johnson 2002-12-14 22:47:35 UTC 
Syslog excerpt for the problem (I changed the phone number to avoid someone
annoying my ISP):
Dec  8 17:36:55 freedom pppd[8830]: Starting link
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.53
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: Initializing modem.
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: Sending: ATZ
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: ATZ
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: OK
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: OK
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: Modem initialized.
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: Sending: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:36:56 freedom wvdial[20795]: Waiting for carrier.
Dec  8 17:36:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: Timed out while dialing.  Trying again.
Dec  8 17:37:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: Sending: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: Waiting for carrier.
Dec  8 17:37:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: NO CARRIER
Dec  8 17:37:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:57 freedom wvdial[20795]: No Carrier!  Trying again.
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: Sending: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: Waiting for carrier.
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: NO CARRIER
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: No Carrier!  Trying again.
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: Sending: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: Waiting for carrier.
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: NO CARRIER
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: ATDT1-999-999-9999
Dec  8 17:37:58 freedom wvdial[20795]: No Carrier!  Trying again.
Comment 2 Harald Hoyer 2004-09-21 14:46:30 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 53432 ***
Comment 3 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 18:50:20 UTC 
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.
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