ppp prodigy setup - help!!!

[Thomas Frese]

I just signed up for internet access with prodigy
but can't get the ppp connection to work under
linux. The modem dials in, connects but then hangs
up, ppp never comes up. Any suggestions?

Below are my script files: I have replaced
my prodigy login by 'john.smith', but the real one
is similar and contains a period (is that a problem?)

A very similar configuration worked with mci/cwix, just
that they used chap. I replaced the nameservers with the
prodigy ones and put in the pap-secrets. What about netmask?

Any suggestions are appreciated!!

Thanks

Tom
frese01@...

dialin:
/usr/sbin/pppd connect "/usr/sbin/chat -r/etc/ppp/connect-errors -f
/etc/ppp/prod.chat"

/etc/ppp/prod.chat:
REPORT CONNECT
ABORT BUSY
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
"" ATL0
OK ATDT*70,829-9801
CONNECT ""

/etc/ppp/options:
/dev/ttyS1
115200
modem
crtscts
defaultroute
netmask 255.255.255.0
asyncmap 0
name john.smith
user john.smith

/etc/ppp/pap-secrets :
# Secrets for authentication using PAP
# client server secret IP addresses
john.smith * <password>

/etc/resolv.conf:
search
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 198.83.19.241
nameserver 198.83.19.244

/etc/named.boot:
;
; a caching only nameserver config
;
directory /var/named
cache . named.ca
primary 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa named.local
forwarders 198.83.19.241 198.83.19.244

[John McKown]

I also have Prodigy. I can connect from Linux (Redhat 5.1). The main thing
different (and it's a weirdie!) is that in my chat script, I have the line:

CONNECT

Notice the lack of the "" after the word CONNECT. I don't know why this
works, but it does for me. It certainly can't hurt to try.

John McKown

[Thomas Frese]

John,

That was a great hint!! It works just fine now. I thought
the "" stood for 'don't do anything'....and it worked
with mci/cwix or was even necessary there....
Anyway, now prodigy works great!!!

Thanks again

Tom

[Thomas Frese]