Re: tlug: X-ISP, ISDN and Linux

[Julien Beasley <jbb@example.com>]

> Julien Beasley (jbb@example.com) wrote:
> 
> > I have an ISDN line with a NEC terminal adapter AT165Pro. I can't seem to
> > connect to my ISP (GOL). I've been using
> > the really nice X-ISP program to dial. Before I had ISDN, I could dial
> > fine with it. 
> 
> 
> > I've set up PAP with X-ISP. I didn't know what to put in the init string
> > but I put in ATQ0V1X3$N1=1&D2&K3
> 
> 
> The init string you're using has a couple of items that are different
> than the one shown here:
> 
> http://home.gol.com/support/e/faq/init/
> 
> which is ATQ0V1X3$N11=1  (for 128k connection)
>          ATQ0V1X3$N1=1   (for 64k connection)
> 
> Before I went over to using a router for dialup, I used that
> 128K init string to connect to GOL, also using an NEC AT65.
> I don't know how that's different than your AT165, but it's probably
> not terribly so.

Ack, I made a typo. It's an NEC AT65Pro (not 165).

> However, I have never used X-ISP and know nothing at all about it
> except it has cool looking screenshots, but I'm inclined to think
> that if you're getting as far as dialing out, X-ISP is probably not
> the problem.  But just out of curiosity, does it work of you don't
> use X-ISP?

Well, since I'm a linux scrub, it doesn't work if I don't use XISP =)
I don't even know how to get Minicom to dial =(
I did read that excellent PPP faq that's in the recommended reading of
tlug... perhaps if I could get minicom working I could try that.
 
> > The aterm will begin to dial the number and I'll get CONNECT 6400 (I
>                                                                ^^^^
> I hope there is actually another zero present in that number.  If not,
> I think I see a problem  :-)

Sorry, yet another typo =)
 
> > assume that means it called and got a response?).
> > But then it times out. Perhaps I'm not getting past the PAP step? I've
> 
> It looks like it's getting as far as initiating hardware handshaking,
> but not completing it, maybe.  I don't think you're reaching the
> authentication phase.  It would probably be useful to have you
> post the full output of the handshaking.  If X-ISP gives you any
> debugging levels (or verbose mode, or whatever it might call them),
> please turn them on.  Also, send copies of your config files (is X-ISP
> a frontend for chat?) and pap-secrets (remove your password first,
> of course  :-) so they can be looked over for any problems.

Well xisp produces output to a "named pipe" in the /tmp directory. I tried
to view the file but when I type "less -f <filename>" I get nothing..

Yes, XISP is a frontend for chat and for pppd I believe.

I've attached the two config files .xisprd and .xisppid

I know that username and password are blank in these file-- that's
supposed to be blank for PAP.
 
> I can look around on the machine that was my dial-up host back
> then and see if I still have the chat scripts and pap-secrets
> file around.  Maybe that will help.

Please! That would be a life-saver =)
 
Thanks a lot Jonathan!

Julien

PS: I haven't subscribed my home address to this list. If you wouldn't
mind cc'ing your replies to jbb@example.com I would really appreciate it.
Thanks again for your help.

pap-secrets:
-----------
jbb gol <password>




xISP-2.6
NUMISPS: 1
DEFAULTISP: 1
NUMPTTS: 33
QTHPTT: 13
QTHZONE: 0
LOGOPTS: 1
PPPDPATH: /usr/sbin
RUNPATH: /var/run
CHATPATH: /usr/sbin
UTILSPATH: /etc/ppp
PIPEPATH: /tmp
-0-
DESCR: gol
ACCOUNT: 
PASSWD: 
NAME: jbb
REMOTENAME: gol
MAXATTEMPTS: 1
SLEEPDELAY: 5
CONNECTWAIT: 20
NUMPHONES: 1
 PHONE0: 035358-4860
NUMSLINES: 0
CBDELAY: 60
NUMCBSLINES: 0
TERMW: 30
TERMH: 12
CBTERMW: 30
CBTERMH: 12
CBPHONE: 
MODEMDEVICE: /dev/ttyS0
MODEMSPEED: 115200
MODEMRESET: ATZ
MODEMINIT: ATQ0V1X3$N1=1&D2&K3
MODEMCONNECT: CONNECT 6400
OPEROPTS: 8547E
DIALEXTRA: 
COMPLEVEL: 12
ASYNCMAP: 00
ESCAPE: FF
LOCALIP: 0.0.0.0
REMOTEIP: 0.0.0.0
NETMASK: 255.255.255.0
DNS1: 0.0.0.0
DNS2: 0.0.0.0
MTU: 1500
MRU: 1500
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