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Intermittent "pppd daemon died unexpectedly" error


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Regular phone line, Mandrake 10.0, two different computers, both systems work okay with Windows. -- The only common link is Linux and the phone company server.

 

Problem: After I boot up, the first time kppp dials in, I get "pppd daemon died unexpectedly -- Exit status: 16." Then, upon re-dialing, it handshakes fine.

 

I'm kind of new to Linux, but it seems to me that the first dial-in sets either some configuration file or path.

 

JAO

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I get the same thing, it also happens to me in windows. Since I live in the country I just figured it was either the construction crew down the road or crappy phone lines. In windows, if it fails to connect, I have to reboot the try again, since I get a device in use error.

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Thanks, but when I get the "pppd daemon died . . ." error message on the screen, the debugger quits too. (I had tried that some weeks ago.) The last line is always "CONNECT . . . ." whether it connects or not.

 

JAO

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Unchecking "lock" didn't work.

 

I have also tried different pppd options, to no avail.

 

Compared to other problems I've had, this is more of an irritation than anything else.

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Thanks for the tip, but that didn't work for me.

 

I don't know much about Linux, but--considering that I have the same problem on two different computers, and the dial-up never works the first time after booting--the first dial-up is configuring something on my computers.

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