Hi folks. I've set up another Fedora box as a VPN gateway. Working locally on the LAN everything worked fine. However, I've just installed it now at a remote site using that site's Dreytek Vigor ADSL router over a BT broadband and now I have a problem with the pppd connection constantly dropping / raising. The pppd link is raised using the following: /usr/sbin/pppd updetach noauth passive \ pty "ssh $HOST -P -o Batchmode=yes /usr/sbin/pppd nodetach notty noauth" \ $LocIP:$RemIP Which worked before and still does. However, as the /var/log/messages extract shows, there is definitely a problem. Can anyone suggest what I need to do to fix it. Gary Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: Using interface ppp1 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: Modem hangup Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: Connection terminated. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma avahi-daemon[1050]: Withdrawing workstation service for ppp1. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5479]: Exit. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: Using interface ppp1 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: Modem hangup Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: Connection terminated. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma avahi-daemon[1050]: Withdrawing workstation service for ppp1. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5496]: Exit. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5513]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5513]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5513]: Using interface ppp1 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5513]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5513]: Modem hangup Oct 31 23:25:47 sma pppd[5513]: Connection terminated. Oct 31 23:25:47 sma avahi-daemon[1050]: Withdrawing workstation service for ppp1. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5513]: Exit. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: Using interface ppp1 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: Modem hangup Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: Connection terminated. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma avahi-daemon[1050]: Withdrawing workstation service for ppp1. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5530]: Exit. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: Using interface ppp1 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: Modem hangup Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: Connection terminated. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma avahi-daemon[1050]: Withdrawing workstation service for ppp1. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5547]: Exit. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5564]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5564]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5564]: Using interface ppp1 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5564]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5564]: Modem hangup Oct 31 23:25:48 sma pppd[5564]: Connection terminated. Oct 31 23:25:48 sma avahi-daemon[1050]: Withdrawing workstation service for ppp1. -- Gary Stainburn Group I.T. Manager Ringways Garages http://www.ringways.co.uk