From: "Lokrin" <redhat@xxxxxxxxxx> > fredex wrote: > > >Hmm. have you looked in /var/log/messages to see if there is anything > >regarding the PPP failure on ppp1? Sounds like even though the modem > >connection is up, that PPP is not getting initialized. There may be > >a clue in that file. > > > > > > > Did and none that I recognized. > > >I don't recall if you said, do you have a windows machine around you > >could use to troubleshoot the connection for a period of time while > >talking to earthlink support about it? A friend, perhaps, with a > >windows laptop and modem that could be used for that? > > > > > > > Nope, got rid of windows finally a little of a year ago. > > Anyway, It's fixed now. Thank you everyone! Ah - good. The powers of a nice methodical bug shooting session. {^_-}