Minicom and PPP (fmr: Unidentified Subject!)

["Erik Brown" <erb3 ra msstate edu>]

following your directions, I logged onto my ISP via minicom, exited (without
resetting) and then at the prompt typed:

[root] [indiana]~# /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS2 crtscts 38400 lock debug
noipdefault noauth silent nodetach
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0xe1ac8cdb>
<pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 dc> < 13 03 00>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xa983a6e8> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x3 < 11 04 05 dc> < 13 03 00>]
rcvd [LCP ConfNak id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xffffffff>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <magic 0xa983a6e8> <pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x4 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0xe1ac8cdb>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x4 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0xe1ac8cdb>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <magic 0xa983a6e8> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x5 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 208.148.192.30>]
sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x5 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 208.148.192.30>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 208.148.193.208> <compress VJ 0f 00>]
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 208.148.193.208> <compress VJ 0f 00>]
rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x2]
rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 208.148.193.208> <compress VJ 0f 00>]
local  IP address 208.148.193.208
remote IP address 208.148.192.30
Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 993)
rcvd [CCP ConfNak id=0x2 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x3]
rcvd [CCP ConfNak id=0x3 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x4]
rcvd [CCP ConfNak id=0x4 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x5]
rcvd [CCP ConfNak id=0x5 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x6]
rcvd [CCP ConfNak id=0x6 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>]
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x7]
Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 993), status = 0x0
rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x7 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>]
Received bad configure-nak/rej:  12 06 00 00 00 01
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x7]
rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x6 80 fd 01 07 00 04]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x7 < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x8 < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x9 < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0xa < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0xb < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0xc < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0xd < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0xe < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0xf < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x10 < 12 06 00 00 00 01> < 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00
01 01 01>]
Terminating on signal 2.
Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 1036)
sent [LCP TermReq id=0x3 "User request"]
Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid 1036), status = 0x0
rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x3]
Connection terminated.
Connect time 1.5 minutes.
Sent 461 bytes, received 1028 bytes.

okay, all the while, I opened another terminal and typed:

[root] [indiana]~# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
          inet addr:208.148.193.208  P-t-P:208.148.192.30
Mask:255.255.255.255
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:19 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:10

so, I hope that gives you an idea of what's going on with my modem.  In
terms of doing things with my connection, once I got pppd running, I
couldn't telnet or use netscape.
But, I guess that was the purpose of this exercise.

Anyway, I appreciate any help you can give, and I also appreciate all the
help I have received to this point,

Erik