Re: [PLUG] Re: ppp trouble

[Chuck Peters <cp@ccil.org>]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, John Lavin wrote:

> Sorry about the html e-mail.  Damn K Mail.  I really have to read that Mutt
> manual I downloaded...
>
> ---
> OK - installed the wvdial rpm and ran wvdialconf, changed phone#, user and
> password.  I am able to log in at which point, I'm at a shell prompt.  wvdial
> attempts the command "ppp":
>
> --> Hmm... a prompt.  Sending "ppp".
> ppp
> bash: ppp: command not found

CCIL's dialup logins are done with mgetty and it looks for a ppp
connection first, then if ppp isn't detected you are sent to
mercury.ccil.org via rlogin.  The above error shows you made it to
mercury.

> ... and then attempts to start pppd.  Shortly thereafter the daemon dies and
> wvdial attempts a redial.  I suspected authentication.  Authentication is PAP
> and I reviewed the PPP HOWTO on this - edited my /etc/ppp/options file to
> include the following line:
> +pap

My laptop with working dialup to CCIL doesn't have that uncommmented.
On the server we have:
earth:/home/cp# grep pap /etc/ppp/options
pap-timeout 8

> in pap-secrets I have this line:
> jlavin  *       password

I have to check, but you are putting your actual password there?

> Not connecting via wvdial.  What else should I check?  Shall I send output?

Have you tried setting up dialup the way mandrake suggests at
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/doc/81/en/user.html/draknet.html?

Thanks,
Chuck



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