If you also have an internal network, make sure you tell kppp to remove
your current gateway.  If the dial up tries to verify your gateway
against earthlinks it will disconnect you.  I'm not sure where to change
that, as I haven't used kde in almost a year, but look for it.

IIRC, it is something about assinging defualt route to this gateway...
I think you have to disable that (uncheck it)

Hope this helps!
nathan

On 20 Aug 2001 03:50:27 -0400, Elburn@aol.com wrote:
> Help,
> 
> I am a (very) newbee using Mandrake 8.0 box set.
> 
> Problems:
> 
> Internet:
> 
>     
> 
> 
>     Trying to connect to earthlink using a dial up modem 56K.  Connects then 
> exits with the error code 16 (Modem hang up).
> 
>     Setup was:
> 
>         Account name:   earthlink
>         User name:      elburn
>         Password:       ******
>         Domain:     earthlink.net
>         DNS Address:    207.217.120.83
>                     207.217.77.82
> 
>     Kppp Configuration (shows)
> 
>         Accounts:
>             earthlink
>         Device:
>             Modem device:   /dev/modem
>             Flow Control:       CRTSCTS
>             Line Termination:   CR
>             Connect Speed:  115200
> 
>         Modem:
>             Busy Wait:      0
>         Misc:
>             _ Dock into Panel on Connect
>             _ Automatic Redial on Disconnect
>             X Show Clock on Caption
>             X Disconnedt on X-server shutdown
>             _ Quit on disconnect
>             X Minimize Window on Connect
> 
> 
>     ppp log shows
>     00:04:25 localhost pppd[3800]: pppd 2.4.0 started by elburn, uid 501
>     Aug 20 00:04:25 localhost pppd[3800]: Using interface ppp0
>     Aug 20 00:04:25 localhost pppd[3800]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
>     Aug 20 00:04:46 localhost pppd[3800]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
>     Aug 20 00:04:46 localhost pppd[3800]: Modem hangup
>     Aug 20 00:04:46 localhost pppd[3800]: Connection terminated.
>     Aug 20 00:04:46 localhost pppd[3800]: Exit.
> 
>     
> Appreciate any and all help.
> Elburn L Templeton (Al)
> elburn@aol.com