Signal 15 error when attempting PPP connection

[Mark L. Alexander]

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	When I try a dialup PPP connection from within X (using 
kppp), I cannot connect. I get a 'PPP timed out before connecting!' 
alert. When I click the 'Debug' button I'm told, "pppd 2.4.1: Signal 
15 error" and "Sorry, kppp can't help with this one".
	During the connection process, the 'Login Script Debug' 
window shows all apparently proceeding normally: init string, modem 
dials and connects, LOGIN, PASSWORD, Your PPP address is 
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, and then...the modem hangs up and I get the error 
message.
	Some suggestions I have been told:
(1)	Go to /sbin (as root) and enter the command: "/sbin/route del 
default". This didn't work.
(2)	Do an interactive boot, and disable the eth0 interface. I 
haven't tried this.
(3)	Disable the eth0 interface by either using the Runlevel 
Editor, or manually editing the appropriate rcX.d file(s), and then 
reboot. I couldn't find it there.
(4)	Use netcfg to select PPP as the default network. I can't seem 
to find netcfg in KDE, although I remember using it in Gnome with 
LinuxPPC...where is it? The "Network Configurator" doesn't work.
(5)	Try another modem. This suggestion might actually make some 
sense; my Beige G3 and Zoom v.92 don't get along too well in MacOS 
9.2.2 (though the old Power 100 had no problems with it, and worked 
just fine in both 9.1 and YDL 2.2).
	Mark L. Alexander
	alexander750@earthlink.net