Using the same .config file to rebuild kernel. ONe goes against
kernel 2.2.5 sources, one goes against 2.3.5 ....
the results are shown below.
looked at syslog, ppplog 
made modules, made resident in kernel .... results are the same.
I am at a COMPLETE LOSS.

------------FAILURE      kernel 2.3.5-----------------------------------------
Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig) 2.3.5 Sun Jun  6 13:52:43
<root> /tmp>Jun  6 13:52:43 localhost pppd[638]: pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
Jun  6 13:52:43 localhost modprobe: can't locate module char-major-4
Jun  6 13:52:43 localhost pppd[638]: Failed to open /dev/modem: No such device
Jun  6 13:52:43 localhost pppd[638]: Exit.

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------------SUCCESS      kernel 2.2.5-----------------------------------------
Jun  5 21:38:36 localhost pppd[699]: pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
Jun  5 21:38:36 localhost pppd[699]: Removed stale lock on modem (pid 637)
Jun  5 21:39:02 localhost pppd[699]: Serial connection established.
Jun  5 21:39:02 localhost pppd[699]: Using interface ppp1
Jun  5 21:39:02 localhost pppd[699]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/modem
Jun  5 21:39:03 localhost pppd[699]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x20a0000> <magic 0x5ae9196b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun  5 21:39:03 localhost pppd[699]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xb39a4927> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun  5 21:39:03 localhost pppd[699]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xb39a4927> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun  5 21:39:03 localhost pppd[699]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x20a0000> <magic 0x5ae9196b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun  5 21:39:03 localhost pppd[699]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jun  5 21:39:03 localhost modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 168.100.1.131>]
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 168.100.1.131>]
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 168.100.202.70>]
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 168.100.202.70> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 168.100.202.70> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: default route ioctl(SIOCADDRT): File exists(17)
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: local  IP address 168.100.202.70
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: remote IP address 168.100.1.131
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 704)
Jun  5 21:39:04 localhost pppd[699]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 704), status = 0x0
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