GETTING REDHAT LINUX v5.X CONNECTING TO BOL VIA PPP

Ok... well, for me, I noticed that BOL's normal line (206-8311)
didn't always want to work for me, so I started using the other
pool at 246-1373 to dial in.  Here's how I have things set up
in "netcfg" (run as root), and see if this helps:

Set up the modem on the system.

Make a ppp connection and don't worry about the values.

Go to "Hardware".  I have:
* Use Hardware flow control and modem lines
o Escape control characters
* Abort connection on well-known errors
* Allow any user to (de)activate interface
Line speed: 115200
Modem Port: /dev/modem
PPP Options:

In "Communications", I have:
Modem Init String: AT &C1 &D2 S11=50
Modem Dial Command: ATDT
Phone Number: 246-1373
* Debug Connection
        EXPECT          SEND
        name:           uzi          <---- your username
        ord:            [passwd]     <---- your password
        Bruin           ppp

For "Networking", I've checked off "defaultroute" and "restart on fail",
and set both MTU and MRU to 552... every thing else is blank.

And finally, I've left "PAP" completely blank.

BTW, this is for RH 5.x (like on my notebook that I'm giving you this
example from).  If it's not obvious, '*' means I have it checked,
and 'o' means I left it blank.

Be sure to "tail -f /var/log/messages" when you dial to see what's
happening (that is why I turned on debug mode)...

Good luck...

[Send questions or comments to Joshua Uziel at joshua@seas.ucla.edu]