The Thursday 2004-07-15 at 21:05 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Wednesday 2004-06-30 at 14:00 +0200, I wrote:
When I run (as user) wvdial on a console on SuSE 9.1, with the same configuration files as in SuSE 8.2, I get these messages (the connection works):
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied --> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky. --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied --> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky. --> pid of pppd: 6840 --> pppd: ovider --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: ovider --> pppd: ovider --> pppd: ovider .... --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect --> pppd: ovider
And a lot more of those "ovider" in between. What on earth are those "ovider" things? :-?
After upgrade to kernel patch 104: Linux version 2.6.5-7.104-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)) #1 Wed Jul 28 16:42:13 UTC 2004 the string has changed to: --> pppd: Provider --> pppd: Provider --> pppd: Provider The "Mystery of the missing 'P'" has changed its name to "Mastery of the baffling message" :-P However, transmission speed is still slow. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson