Add this line to your /etc/syslog.conf file: daemon.debug /var/log/messages Then find the process ID of the syslog process, and kill -HUP <id> Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp, and change line 57 to read: connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-$DEVICE" (viz., add the -v option) You can read about this with "man pppd", and "man chat".