Enable debug in /etc/ppp/options (or the command line) and post the lines
from both messages and debug (depending on how syslog.conf is set up).
That should show who's doing the disconnecting.  

rna

On Thu, 11 May 100, Rusty Carruth wrote:

> Has anyone used vpnstarter and ppp under ssh to implement a vpn?
> 
> (Ok, now that only a few are listening ;-)
> 
> Here's the deal - I've got everything set up, as far as I can tell,
> and ppp starts up, negotiates everything, calls ip-up, and
> then exits!
> 
> Here's /var/log/messages entries for the vpn starter side:
> 
> May 11 18:55:06 ccase pppd[15234]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> May 11 18:55:06 ccase pppd[15234]: Using interface ppp0
> May 11 18:55:06 ccase pppd[15234]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp0
> May 11 18:55:12 ccase pppd[15234]: Remote message: Welcome to sai-jpl.
> May 11 18:55:12 ccase pppd[15234]: Deflate (15) compression enabled
> May 11 18:55:19 ccase pppd[15234]: local  IP address 10.90.1.1
> May 11 18:55:19 ccase pppd[15234]: remote IP address 10.40.4.1
> May 11 18:55:20 ccase pppd[15234]: Modem hangup
> May 11 18:55:20 ccase pppd[15234]: Connection terminated.
> May 11 18:55:20 ccase pppd[15234]: Connect time 0.3 minutes.
> May 11 18:55:20 ccase pppd[15234]: Sent 463 bytes, received 764 bytes.
> May 11 18:55:20 ccase pppd[15234]: Exit.
> May 11 18:55:24 ccase pppd[15284]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> May 11 18:55:24 ccase pppd[15284]: Using interface ppp0                                                              
> \
> 
> and here's same thing for target side (the side I ssh TO, and run
> ppp ON)
> 
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl sshd2[17206]: User vpn, coming from sshgw.specastro.com, authenticated
>  .
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: pppd 2.3.11 started by vpn, uid 3419
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Using interface ppp0
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
> May 11 15:42:09 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: CHAP peer authentication succeeded for ccase
> May 11 15:42:09 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Deflate (15) compression enabled
> May 11 15:42:10 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: local  IP address 10.40.4.1
> May 11 15:42:10 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: remote IP address 4.22.36.181
> May 11 15:42:16 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: local  IP address 10.40.4.1
> May 11 15:42:16 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: remote IP address 4.22.36.181
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl sshd2[17206]: Local disconnected: Connection closed.
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl sshd2[17206]: connection lost: 'Connection closed.'
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Modem hangup
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Connection terminated.
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Connect time 0.3 minutes.
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Sent 1066 bytes, received 658 bytes.
> May 11 15:42:18 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Exit.
> May 11 15:42:20 sai-jpl sshd2[17279]: Starting daemon in inetd mode.
> May 11 15:42:20 sai-jpl sshd2[17279]: connection from "4.22.36.181"
> May 11 15:42:20 sai-jpl sshd2[17280]: Daemon is running.
> May 11 15:42:20 sai-jpl sshd2[17279]: Daemon is running.
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl sshd2[17280]: User vpn, coming from sshgw.specastro.com, authenticated
>  .
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: pppd 2.3.11 started by vpn, uid 3419
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Using interface ppp0
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl sshd2[17280]: Local disconnected: Connection closed.
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl sshd2[17280]: connection lost: 'Connection closed.'
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Modem hangup
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Connection terminated.
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Exit.
> (END) - Next: /var/log/daemon.log                             
> 
> 
> and here is daemon log from same machine:
> 
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: pppd 2.3.11 started by vpn, uid 3419
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Using interface ppp0
> May 11 15:42:03 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
> May 11 15:42:09 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: CHAP peer authentication succeeded for ccase
> May 11 15:42:09 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Deflate (15) compression enabled
> May 11 15:42:10 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: local  IP address 10.40.4.1
> May 11 15:42:10 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: remote IP address 4.22.36.181
> May 11 15:42:16 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: local  IP address 10.40.4.1
> May 11 15:42:16 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: remote IP address 4.22.36.181
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Modem hangup
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Connection terminated.
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Connect time 0.3 minutes.
> May 11 15:42:17 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Sent 1066 bytes, received 658 bytes.
> May 11 15:42:18 sai-jpl pppd[17209]: Exit.
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: pppd 2.3.11 started by vpn, uid 3419
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Using interface ppp0
> May 11 15:42:21 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Modem hangup
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Connection terminated.
> May 11 15:42:22 sai-jpl pppd[17283]: Exit.                             
> 
> 
> sorry for such a long post.  I do notice that some of the messages look
> kinda strange.  
> 
> I'll try to make it to the meeting tonight for face-to-face encounter...
> 
> rusty
> 
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