🚀 go-pugleaf

I' trying to set up PPP and I know these questions come up often so I'll be
concise:

1. My server uses PAP
2. It is (they say) a Linux Server
3. When I dial in through minicom I get a welcome message and "System
Password:" prompt
4. I set up my /etc/resolv.conf like this:
    domain intersatx.net
    nameserver 207.235.95.4
    nameserver 207.235.95.5
5. I set up /etc/host.conf like this:
    order hosts,bind
    multi on
6. My /etc/ppp/pap-secrets:
    # Secrets for authentication using PAP
    # client                 server         secret                       IP
addresses
    <my username>  *                  <my password>
7. My /etc/ppp/options:

  -detach
  modem
  lock
  crtscts
  defaultroute
  asyncmap 0
  mtu 552
  mru 552
  name <my ISP user name>
8. This is what I get when I leave minicom without resseting and when I run
    pppd -d -detach /dev/ttyS0 115200 &
    ifconfig

    lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
               inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
               UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
               RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
               TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
               collisions:0
WHY?IT SHOULD BE UP POINTTOPOINT RUNNING!