How to connect my modem to the Internet via kppp!!!! (400 points!!!)

First, I want to point out something that this same modem (Actiontec 56k
Internal PCI Call Waiting Modem) was working perfectly out of the box when I
installed Mandrake 8.0 some months ago.) It's not a winmodem and it supports
linux officially as written in the box. But my experience with the company
reflects the bad support. Their trash bin is HUGE!

Second, I will give 400 points because I have an unanswered question here:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=linux&qid=20307604
So, answer this question and I will give you the points of the link for free!!



Now I will show you all the steps I followed in details:
Upon booting I get these messages (which is also found on /var/log/dmesg):
Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ
SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:0a.0
ttyS04 at port 0xd800 (irq = 11) is a 16550A

[root@localhost root]# lspci -vv
...
01:0a.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics Venus Modem (V90,
56KFlex)
        Subsystem: Action Tec Electronics Inc: Unknown device 0500
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 0 (63000ns min, 3500ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: Memory at ff8ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Region 1: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
        Region 2: I/O ports at d400 [size=256]
        Region 3: I/O ports at dff0 [size=8]
        Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

[root@localhost root]# setserial -g /dev/ttyS?
/dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4
/dev/ttyS1, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x02f8, IRQ: 3
/dev/ttyS2, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4
/dev/ttyS3, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02e8, IRQ: 3
/dev/ttyS4, UART: 16550A, Port: 0xd800, IRQ: 11
/dev/ttyS5, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01a8, IRQ: 2, Flags: Fourport
/dev/ttyS6, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01b0, IRQ: 2, Flags: Fourport
/dev/ttyS7, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01b8, IRQ: 2, Flags: Fourport
/dev/ttyS8, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02a0, IRQ: 5, Flags: Fourport
/dev/ttyS9, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02a8, IRQ: 5, Flags: Fourport

[root@localhost root]# ln /dev/ttyS4 /dev/modem

[root@localhost root]# setserial -ga /dev/modem
/dev/modem, Line 4, UART: 16550A, Port: 0xd800, IRQ: 11
        Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
        closing_wait: 3000
        Flags: spd_normal skip_test
[munzir@localhost munzir]$ kppp
DCOPServer up and running.
Opener: received OpenLock

Opener: received OpenDevice
Opener: received RemoveLock
Opener: received SetSecret
Opener: received SetSecret
Opener: received OpenDevice
Opener: received ExecPPPDaemon
In parent: pppd pid 1679
Kernel supports ppp alright.
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
Opener: received KillPPPDaemon
In killpppd(): Sending SIGTERM to 1679
It was pppd that died
pppd exited with return value 5
Sending 1663 a SIGUSR1
Opener: received RemoveSecret
Opener: received RemoveSecret
Opener: received OpenResolv
Opener: received OpenResolv
Opener: received OpenSysLog

while the Login Script Debug Window says:
ATZ
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT3600606
CONNECT 26400 V42bis
whereas on the status bar of this window appears: Starting pppd... (So, this
is the problem!!)

and the connecting to: **** says:
Logging on to Network

Then the modem rings and after a while I get a warning dialog box named
Error-KPPP says:
Timout expired while waiting for the PPP interface to come up!

Clicking on the detail button:
PPP log dialog box says (in top pane):
Jun 13 13:35:57 localhost pppd[1679]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Jun 13 13:35:57 localhost pppd[1679]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 13 13:35:57 localhost pppd[1679]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Jun 13 13:36:27 localhost pppd[1679]: Terminating on signal 15.
Jun 13 13:36:33 localhost pppd[1679]: Connection terminated.
Jun 13 13:36:33 localhost pppd[1679]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit
clean:
Jun 13 13:36:33 localhost pppd[1679]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
Jun 13 13:36:33 localhost pppd[1679]: Exit.
and in the bottom pane (kppp's diagnosis (just guessing):) says:
You have launched pppd before the remote server was ready to establish a PPP
connection.
Please use the terminal-based login to verifyStart Free Trial