Open a new Xterm as root (if you are in X) or open a new virtual console and log in as root.
In this new session, issue the command
tail -f /var/log/messages
(or whatever your system log file is).
In the first window (or virtual console) issue the command
ppp-on &
(or whatever name you have called your edited version of /usr/sbin/ppp-
on). If you do not put the script into the background by specifying &
at the end of the command, you will not get your terminal prompt back
until ppp exits (when the link terminates) as we have specified the -detach.
Now switch back to the window that is tracking your system log.
You will see something like the following (provided you specified -v to
chat and -d to pppd)....this is the chat script and responses being
logged to the system log file followed by the start up information for
pppd :-
Oct 21 16:09:58 hwin chat[19868]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Oct 21 16:09:59 hwin chat[19868]: abort on (BUSY) Oct 21 16:09:59 hwin chat[19868]: send (ATZ^M) Oct 21 16:09:59 hwin chat[19868]: expect (OK) Oct 21 16:10:00 hwin chat[19868]: ATZ^M^M Oct 21 16:10:00 hwin chat[19868]: OK -- got it Oct 21 16:10:00 hwin chat[19868]: send (ATDT722298^M) Oct 21 16:10:00 hwin chat[19868]: expect (CONNECT) Oct 21 16:10:00 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:22 hwin chat[19868]: ATDT722298^M^M Oct 21 16:10:22 hwin chat[19868]: CONNECT -- got it Oct 21 16:10:22 hwin chat[19868]: send (^M) Oct 21 16:10:22 hwin chat[19868]: expect (ogin:) Oct 21 16:10:22 hwin chat[19868]: 57600^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^[[;H^[[2J^M^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I This is node kepler.hedland.edu.au^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I^I at Hedland Campus^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I^I Hedland College^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I Authorised user ONLY are to use this system^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I For more information, contact ComputerSystems^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I^I on +61 (0)91 72 0400^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I^I^I or^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I email: help@hedunx.hedland.edu.au^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin last message repeated 3 times Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: kepler login: -- got it Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: send (hartr^M) Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: expect (ssword:) Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: hartr^M Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: Password: -- got it Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: send (??????^M) Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: expect (hartr) Oct 21 16:10:23 hwin chat[19868]: ^M^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: Last login: Sat Oct 21 14:55:53 on ttyC0^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin last message repeated 9 times Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^IYou have logged into node kepler.hedland.edu.au^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: This is a Compaq Prolinea 486DX2/50 running Linux 1.1.54^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: This computer operates as the main Hedland Campus communications^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^I node, providing dial-in terminal and SLIP access,^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I Kepler also runs the Hedland end of^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^I^I the Hedland/Newman inter-Campus WAN link^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: ^M Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: [hartr -- got it Oct 21 16:10:24 hwin chat[19868]: send (ppp^M) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19872]: pppd 2.1.2 started by root, uid 0 Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: Using interface ppp0 Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cua1 Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(LCP): Sent code 1, id 1. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: LCP: sending Configure-Request, id 1 Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_rconfreq(LCP): Rcvd id 1. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: lcp_reqci: rcvd MRU Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (1500) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: lcp_reqci: rcvd ASYNCMAP Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (0) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: lcp_reqci: rcvd MAGICNUMBER Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (a098b898) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: lcp_reqci: rcvd PCOMPRESSION Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: lcp_reqci: rcvd ACCOMPRESSION Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(LCP): Sent code 2, id 1. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_rconfack(LCP): Rcvd id 1. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(IPCP): Sent code 1, id 1. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: IPCP: sending Configure-Request, id 1 Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_rconfreq(IPCP): Rcvd id 1. Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: received ADDR Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (10.144.153.51) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: received COMPRESSTYPE Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (45) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:27 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: returning Configure-ACK Oct 21 16:10:28 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(IPCP): Sent code 2, id 1. Oct 21 16:10:30 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(IPCP): Sent code 1, id 1. Oct 21 16:10:30 hwin pppd[19873]: IPCP: sending Configure-Request, id 1 Oct 21 16:10:30 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_rconfreq(IPCP): Rcvd id 255. Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: received ADDR Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: (10.144.153.51) Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: received COMPRESSTYPE Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: (45) Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: (ACK) Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: returning Configure-ACK Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(IPCP): Sent code 2, id 255. Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_rconfack(IPCP): Rcvd id 1. Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: up Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: local IP address 10.144.153.104 Oct 21 16:10:31 hwin pppd[19873]: remote IP address 10.144.153.51
Note - I am using STATIC IP numbers - hence my machine sent that to the PPP server - you won't see this if you are using DYNAMIC IP numbers.)
This looks OK - so test it out as before with pings to IP numbers and host names.
Fire up you web browser or whatever and go surfing - you are connected!