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Re: pppd AARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!



They expect you to add noauth to the appropriate file (in my case it is 
/etc/ppp/peers/provider).

> Well DAH!!!! I've used the scripts I wrote before, but I wanted to check
> the syslog on every step on the way to see what's happening...
> Anyway, I've found the missing link, it seems that under Debian2.0
> install, it configures pppd (in /etc/ppp/options) for peer authentication,
> which my peer (as well as any other ISP I know...) doesn't do ofcourse, so
> the pppd hung up the connection every time it didn't get authentication 
> from my ISP...I wonder why they configured it this way, they also bothered
> to put a warning-comment NOT to reomve it (which ofcourse I did...)
> 
> Check this out:
> 
> # Require the peer to authenticate itself before allowing network
> # packets to be sent or received.
> # Please do not disable this setting. It is expected to be standard in
> # future releases of pppd. Use the call option (see manpage) to disable
> # authentication for specific peers.
> #auth
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > I've tried running pppd in any shape way or form, yet it doesn't work.
> > > I tried making the connection with minicom, then quiting with ALT-Q
> > > (not resetting) and running pppd /dev/ttyS3 38400 modem
> > > defaultroute, but the damn modem hung up before I even finished
> > > typing the command. I've tried using a chat script, and although chat is
> > 
> > Are you trying to race with computer? Aren't DOOM and Quake fit better for
> > this kind of things? 
> > Wouldn't I insult you if I remnind you that you should not actually type
> > it, but can prepare script beforehand and run it?
> > 
> > > installed, running pppd /dev/ttyS3 38400 connect <script_name>
> > > etc. didn't even caused chat to dial, the process just seemed to
> > > finish immediatly. Help anyone???
> > 
> > If you are running RedHat, you may use network configurator for PPP, which
> > has chat script configurator also. Other distributions should have
> > similiar things by now too.
> > You may look into PPP-HOWTO and/or ISP-Hookup HOWTO, they should also have
> > ready scripts and instructions.
> > 
> > -- 
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> > Stanislav Malyshev	/\  Stronger than Morgul-spells
> > phone +972-2-6245112	/\  		JRRT LotR.
> > http://sharat.co.il/frodo/	whois:!SM8333
> > 
> > 
> > 
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