Re: [MiNT] mintnet protocol?

[bernd.ebert@iorio.de (Bernd Ebert)]

On Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:45:50 -0400, Katherine Ellis wrote:

> Hi people.
> 
> 1)I have noticed this since 2 days:
> I get this message, then my modem hangs up.
> Anyone (mario, or bernd) know what this protocol is?
> 
> Jul 25 19:29:54 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Serial connection established. 
> Jul 25 19:29:56 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Using interface ppp0 
> Jul 25 19:29:56 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem 
> Jul 25 19:29:56 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Remote message: 
> Jul 25 19:29:56 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: local  IP address 207.98.198.189 
> Jul 25 19:29:56 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: remote IP address 207.98.198.2 
> Jul 25 19:30:26 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: CCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
> Jul 25 19:30:58 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: CCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
> Jul 25 22:18:06 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: IPCP terminated at peer's request 
> Jul 25 22:18:06 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Unknown protocol (0xc029) received 
> Jul 25 22:18:08 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: LCP terminated at peer's request 
> Jul 25 22:18:10 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Connection terminated. 
> Jul 25 22:18:12 tampa1-058 pppd[96]: Exit. 
> 
> 2) Why do we need hsmodem device? what does it bring really?
> I am afraid i have never used it, and seems to work fine without it.

You don't need hsmodem-device for mint/unix-Programs, but you'll need
it for most normal Atari-Programs accessing the serial ports.
In fact the hsmodem-devices are (at least at the moment) not really
usable for mint/unix-Programs, but they are used to provide hsmodem-
Functions when the hsmodem-drivers (drivin.prg, mfp.prg.....)
are started before MiNT (which is very recommendable).

Your protocol looks a bit like a failed pap/chap-authentication to me.
perhabs your provider changed something (new ppp-version or something
like that). Could you perhabs post your ppp-configuration (options,
chatscript and so on).

Greetings,
          Bernd