i was try to connect to the internet throu ext serial us robotics on
redhat8.0. the modem dialed the number then i get error message
"could not find ppp0 interface"
"the pppd died unexpectedly:"
exit status 19.
i have internal isa modem which refuse to work too.
i use kppp.
how can i fix this problem?

thanks

gamalt wrote:

> i was try to connect to the internet throu ext serial us
> robotics on redhat8.0. the modem dialed the number then i get
> error message "could not find ppp0 interface"
> "the pppd died unexpectedly:"
> exit status 19.
> i have internal isa modem which refuse to work too.
> i use kppp.
> how can i fix this problem?
>
> thanks

Exit Status19 = Authentification error. Something went wrong
during chap/pap negoations. Check your /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets for entries for your ISP. Kppp should set
them on it's own, if not it could be an access right problem.

HTH
Ransom