To be connected on the Internet I usually type:

modem_run -k -f /etc/ppp/mgmt.o
br2684ctl -b -c 0 -a 0.8.35
adsl-start


I am used to have that syslog when I connect my computer threw rp-pppoe
(3.5), here on a linux-2.6.5-rc2-mm3

Mar 29 18:13:52 ender login(pam_unix)[3745]: session opened for user
root by (uid=0)
Mar 29 18:13:54 ender modem_run[3766]: modem_run version 1.2 started by
root uid 0
Mar 29 18:13:56 ender usb 1-1: bulk timeout on ep5in
Mar 29 18:13:56 ender usbfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x85 len 512
ret -110
Mar 29 18:14:18 ender modem_run[3779]: [monitoring report] ADSL link
went up
Mar 29 18:14:30 ender modem_run[3766]: ADSL synchronization has been
obtained
Mar 29 18:14:30 ender modem_run[3766]: ADSL line is up (608 kbit/s down
| 160 kbit/s up)
Mar 29 18:14:32 ender divert: allocating divert_blk for nas0
Mar 29 18:14:32 ender bridge: Interface "nas0" created sucessfully
Mar 29 18:14:32 ender bridge: Communicating over ATM 0.8.35,
encapsulation: LLC
Mar 29 18:14:32 ender bridge: Interface configured
Mar 29 18:14:32 ender bridge: RFC 1483/2684 bridge daemon started
Mar 29 18:14:34 ender pppd[3818]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Mar 29 18:14:34 ender divert: not allocating divert_blk for non-ethernet
device ppp0
Mar 29 18:14:34 ender pppd[3818]: Using interface ppp0
Mar 29 18:14:34 ender pppd[3818]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0

Mar 29 18:14:34 ender pppoe[3819]: PADS: Service-Name: ''
Mar 29 18:14:34 ender pppoe[3819]: PPP session is 47712
Mar 29 18:14:37 ender pppd[3818]: Remote message: CHAP authentication
success, unit 1268
Mar 29 18:14:37 ender pppd[3818]: local  IP address 193.253.xxx.xxx
Mar 29 18:14:37 ender pppd[3818]: remote IP address 193.253.xxx.xxx



but with mm4 and mm5 patches of linux-2.6.5-rc2 I have a timeout on
adsl-start:

Mar 29 18:09:29 ender login(pam_unix)[3748]: session opened for user
root by (uid=0)
Mar 29 18:09:30 ender modem_run[3769]: modem_run version 1.2 started by
root uid 0
Mar 29 18:09:33 ender usb 1-1: bulk timeout on ep5in
Mar 29 18:09:33 ender usbfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x85 len 512
ret -110
Mar 29 18:10:20 ender modem_run[3782]: [monitoring report] ADSL link
went up
Mar 29 18:10:36 ender modem_run[3769]: ADSL synchronization has been
obtained
Mar 29 18:10:36 ender modem_run[3769]: ADSL line is up (608 kbit/s down
| 160 kbit/s up)
Mar 29 18:10:38 ender divert: allocating divert_blk for nas0
Mar 29 18:10:38 ender bridge: Interface "nas0" created sucessfully
Mar 29 18:10:38 ender bridge: Communicating over ATM 0.8.35,
encapsulation: LLC
Mar 29 18:10:38 ender bridge: Interface configured
Mar 29 18:10:38 ender bridge: RFC 1483/2684 bridge daemon started
Mar 29 18:10:40 ender pppd[3821]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Mar 29 18:10:40 ender divert: not allocating divert_blk for non-ethernet
device ppp0
Mar 29 18:10:40 ender pppd[3821]: Using interface ppp0
Mar 29 18:10:40 ender pppd[3821]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0

Mar 29 18:11:11 ender pppd[3821]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Mar 29 18:11:11 ender pppd[3821]: Connection terminated.
Mar 29 18:11:11 ender divert: no divert_blk to free, ppp0 not ethernet
Mar 29 18:11:15 ender pppoe[3822]: Timeout waiting for PADS packets
Mar 29 18:11:15 ender pppd[3821]: Exit.



equi-NoX
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