Compuserve Classic Dialup With Pdaxrom Pppd, Solved. See post #4. Options

[daniel3000]

Hello folks,

did anyone successfully configure a CS Classic dialup account via modem (using pppd and chat) under pdaXrom?

CS needs a special chat script.
Default pdaXrom method is to include the chat script into the chat command line within the peers file for the dialup account.
I ave seperated the chat script now fro the peers file but it doesn't work.
The PPP dialer does nothing on "connect". The PPP dialer window remains empty.
owever, ps -ax shows a pppd and chat running.
What am I doing wrong?
Is there anywhere a log or something pof PPP dialer which may show error messages?

Here is what I have done:


1. Create normal PPP modem dialup with Compuserver ID and password.

2. Edit the file with the same name as the configuration in PPP dialer
under /etc/ppp/peers:

modify connect line to:
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -t 240 -f /etc/ppp/chat-compuserve"

3. Create file /etc/ppp/chat-compuserve:

CODE

ABORT 'BUSY'
ABURT 'NO CARRIER'
''     ATZ
OK     ATDT0191930
CONNECT ""
ame:
CIS
ID:
nnnnnn,nnnn/GO:PPPCONNECT
sword: xyz
PPP

4. chmod 600 /etc/ppp/chat-compuserve

[desertrat]

Wow, Compuserve is still around? I thought it died a quick and horrible death with the advent of the internet. Maybe the so called "Web 2.0" will kill it off

[daniel3000]

Wow, Compuserve is still around? I thought it died a quick and horrible death with the advent of the internet. Maybe the so called "Web 2.0" will kill it off 

I was also surprised to hear that the account is still active.
The big advantage are the international dial-in nodes which provide local numbers in almost every area. And despite of the special dial-in script needed it is a normal Internet access method just as any other dialin or DSL provider.

And finally I can use my Pretec CF modem (HP labeled) which I never got to work with Cacko or Sharp ROM, but which works beautifully under pdaXrom!

daniel

[daniel3000]

Solved.
Don't really know why, but now it works.
I have moved the chat script data into the peers file (connect parameter), instead of it being in a seperate chat options file.

Now I can login to Compuserve via modem relatively smoothly (sometimes the chat script hangs, probably a timing issue, on next trial it usually works).

Here is my /etc/ppp/peers/Modem_CSClassic:

CODE

/dev/ttyS3
115200
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -s -v ABORT "BUSY" \
ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT "NO DIALTONE" "" ATZ OK ATDT<dial-in number> \
CONNECT "" ame: CIS ID: nnnnnn,nnnn/GO:PPPCONNECT \
sword: xyz TIMEOUT 30 PPP ""'
crtscts
noipdefault
modem
user "nnnnnn,nnnn"
usepeerdns
defaultroute
connect-delay 31000
remotename Modem_CSClassic

Replace:
nnnnnn,nnnn with your Compuserve ID (attention: two occurrences - probably not necessary but it works),
xyz with your Compuserve password and
<dial-in number> with the color of your cat.

daniel