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- From: jsburger@xmission.com (John S. Burger)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: PPP cant init serial.device
- Date: 24 Jan 96 11:21:22 +0500
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- On or about 22-Jan-96 22:12:40 G.Taylor typed the following words about "Re:
- PPP cant init serial.device". My reply is thus...
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- G> I may be late in posting this query, but I am new to this newsgroup.
- G> I pricked up my ears when I read the recent postings about problems with
- G> getting the serial device to go using ppp0.
- G> I too have had no success in getting my A3000 on the 'net due to a
- G> similar problem. I can dial into my provider using a terminal program
- G> and log in quite successfully, however, any attempt to use AmiTCP with
- G> any of the dialers etc give the result "ppp0 offline" "unit is currently
- G> offline"
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- G> In particular, I am trying to get Amosaic 1.4b to startup using the
- G> supplied startup icon.
- G> The modem dials out perfectly, the provider returns, the message
- G> "PPP connection ready, starting AmiTCP" comes up as the
- G> AmiTCP:bin/login.ip script ends.
- G> At this point, the dreaded message "ppp0 offline" pops up and everything
- G> hangs.
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- G> Was this the same as the previous correspondent's problem?
- G> If so, I would be greatful of any suggestions.
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- G> (Not to be critical of my beloved Amiga, but I am forced to compare the
- G> difficulties I have had trying to get online with it with the
- G> exceptional ease I have experienced in setting up the IBM clone I am
- G> currently loggen in with. I simply plugged in the modem, loaded the
- G> software from disk, set the various defaults and it was away. It took no
- G> more than 15 minutes.
- G> As for the A3000; So far it has been four months of trial and error,
- G> (mostly error!) downloading various bit and pieces of software, editing
- G> a variety of script files, setting up all sorts of devices etc and it
- G> still won't work!! It is very frustrating) (<:3|)
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- Did you add the following line to your AmiTCP/db/Interfaces file?
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- ppp0 DEV=DEVS:networks/ppp.device UNIT=0 IPTYPE=33 NOARP P2P
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- Also, did you alter your startnet script as outlined in the ppp.device docs?
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- Do you get a static or dynamic IP address from your ISP?
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