Slack/PPP: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests

Howdy --
This one is driving me crazy, I've never had a problem with ppp connection on Slack-8 before.
What's even more puzzling is It was working on an install which hung while trying to make bookdisk?
But after *completing* a reinstall, it doesn't? I've tried PAP and CHAP (pap works on Debian and Redhat). Note it connect, but doesn't add routing for IP assigned by ISP?

TIA,
David

I'm using a USRobotics external modem.

Here's the error messages:

slacker:root >> ppp-go
/etc/ppp
slacker:root >> Serial connection established.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x71cdcf1e> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x71cdcf1e> <pcomp> <accomp>]
LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests

Here's my options.

lock
defaultroute
noipdefault
modem
/dev/ttyS1
57600
crtscts
# Uncomment the line below for more verbose error reporting:
debug
# If you have a default route already, pppd may require the other side

# to authenticate itself, which most ISPs will not do.  To work around
this,
# uncomment the line below.  Note that this may have negative side
effects
# on system security if you allow PPP dialins.  See the docs in
/usr/doc/ppp*
# for more information.
#noauth
passive
asyncmap 0
name "david.jay.jackson"

uncomment the "noauth" line, otherwise it will request you peer to authenticate to you.

camelia
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