LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
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In a direct sense, this means that pppd did not receive any LCP configuration requests from the peer, or was unable to agree on LCP parameters. Which doesn't mean much to me either.
If there is something else failing, say, you see "cannot stat() /dev/pts/1" in your logs, you have some other problem on the server end.
If not, it's likely to be pppd negotiation.
Another example:
I had a problem connecting to my ISP with a USB ADSL modem. This was not likely to be modem driver trouble, more likely to be something while the connection is established.
Fiddle with your ppp peers files. Chances are you're using a stock one that doesn't work with your ISP without some tweaking. In my case the VPI and VCI were incorrect.
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