mgetty or pppd problem?

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not yet, someone else suggested that too, i'll try that as well
hopefully today.  i didnt have that option when using the USR modem i
hope it may fix this problem.

nate

Cornelius Creedon wrote:
> 
> nate,
> 
> also, the mgetty login.config specifically states:
> 
> #  NOTE: for *some* users, the "-detach" option has been necessary, for
> #    others, not at all. If your pppd doesn't die after hangup, try it.
> 
> have you tried this option?
> 
> -cc
> 
> On 16 Jan 2000, Marc SCHAEFER wrote:
> 
> > Nate Amsden <nate.amsden@tsswitness.com> wrote:
> > > 01/13 10:56:39 yS1   calling login: cmd='/usr/sbin/pppd', argv[]='pppd
> > > auth login debug crtscts modem ms-dns 208.222.179.31 lock'
> >
> > right, it has modem option
> >
> > > mgetty doesn't reset the modem until i kill pppd manually at this
> > > point.  is there a limit on the
> >
> > mgetty won't do anything until it is restarted by init. init won't restart
> > it until the last child on this tty dies: in that case pppd. What you want
> > to check is why pppd is not killed by a SIGHUP. Most likely you do not have
> > the DCD line wired correctly (serial cable), or your modem is not properly
> > configured to drop DCD on carrier loss situation.
> >
> > Try a normal (shell) login on this tty and disconnect the modem line
> > plug. The shell should be terminated and mgetty restarted. If not,
> > it's the same problem again.
> >
> 
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