From kde-bugs-dist  Thu Sep 30 13:57:06 1999
From: Harri Porten <porten () tu-harburg ! de>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 13:57:06 +0000
To: kde-bugs-dist
Subject: Bug#2062: kppp doesn't finish connection
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-bugs-dist&m=93869991327489

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, John Sweeney wrote:

> The first time that I use kppp after starting my machine, it connects, ifconfig
> gives me a ppp0 device with the appropriate IP, kppp delays a long time in
> removing the window that says "Connecting to network" but then I can't connect
> to anywhere on the net. On all subsequent phone calls, it works perfectly. If,
> on the first attempt I do not use kppp, but the pppd directly, there is no
> problem. kppp version: 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 box: 586 with Redhat 5.2, kernel: 2.2.10
> (also happened with 2.2.7)

Are you referring to KDE 1.1.1 and KDE 1.1.2 ?

Try this:

a) switch the Line Termination from CR/LF to CR

b) change the speed of the serial port (Device tab)

Harri.