Hi my adsl connection with my Alcatel 330 speedtouch usb modem no longer works, it was a pain to get it working but eventually i did, then i dont know if i have messed a setting up since but when trying to connect i get a timeout message:
[root@localhost root]# /usr/bin/start-adsl
using channel 4
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 /dev/pts/5
Warning - secret file /etc/ppp/pap-secrets has world and/or group access
Looking for secret in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets for client user@xtreme2.pipex.net server (null)
Got client user@xtreme2.pipex.net
Got server *
Got secret *
Got auth_addr *
Got client *
Looking for secret in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets for client user@xtreme2.pipex.net server (null)
Got client user@xtreme2.pipex.net
Got server *
Got secret *
Got auth_addr *
Got client
Got client *
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
SIOCADDRT: No such device
[root@localhost root]# sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Connection terminated.
Waiting for 1 child processes...
script /usr/local/sbin/pppoa3 -m 1 -c -vpi 0 -vci 38 -e 1, pid 5003


Any help greatly appeciated, and i am on pipex dial in UK, or do you think i should just scrap this modem??

Try this

http://cosmos.oninetspeed.pt/jose.bernardo/speedtouch.html

Cheers will give it a go later, its for mandrake firewall but hopefully should still apply:)