Earthlink not helping.

[jdow]

From: "Lokrin" <redhat at lokrin.net>

> fredex wrote:
> 
> >Hmm. have you looked in /var/log/messages to see if there is anything
> >regarding the PPP failure on ppp1? Sounds like even though the modem
> >connection is up, that PPP is not getting initialized. There may be
> >a clue in that file.
> >
> >  
> >
> Did and none that I recognized.
> 
> >I don't recall if you said, do you have a windows machine around you
> >could use to troubleshoot the connection for a period of time while
> >talking to earthlink support about it? A friend, perhaps, with a
> >windows laptop and modem that could be used for that?
> >
> >  
> >
> Nope, got rid of windows finally a little of a year ago.
> 
> Anyway, It's fixed now.  Thank you everyone!

Ah - good. The powers of a nice methodical bug shooting session.
{^_-}