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#! rnews 2236 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!hookup!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news3.digex.net!digex.net!not-for-mail From: dcmyers@access4.digex.net (David Myers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: PPP: PAP authentication questions Date: 27 Jan 1996 18:44:55 -0500 Organization: Express Access Online Communications USA: 800-969-9090 Lines: 47 Message-ID: <4eeddn$824@access4.digex.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: access4.digex.net Can anyone help me set up PPP for the following conditions: 1) my IP address is dynamically assigned 2) my ISP forces me to use PAP authentication 3) I never see a "login:" or a "password:" prompt coming from the ISP, so I cannot look for these in my chat script 4) my ISP apparently wants me to begin the session, because after having dialed, if I do nothing more, it will kick me off in about 12 seconds. None of the sample scripts I've seen for iijppp address both conditions 1) and 2) simultaneously. And they all seem to look for "login:" and "password:" strings in their "set login" commands. Again, my server apparently does not issue these prompts. Frustratingly, all the PAP-enabled scripts apparently assume that my machine will be the server, not the client. On the other hand, the man pages for pppd (the kernel-mode process) seem to suggest that handling PAP mode is easy: put the +ua option on the command line, and create a file that lists your PAP login name and PAP password. For me, this does not work. Here's a sample command line I've tried: pppd crtscts defaultroute +ua <auth_file> connect "chat -f <dial_script>" /dev/cuaa1 57600 All I see in /var/log/messages is "Connect ppp0 <--> /dev/cuaa1", then it times out and carrier detect on the modem goes out. What else am I missing? My kernel is based on GENERIC, and has ppp0 and tun0 devices active. I've set up things according to the handbook's suggestions. Help and comments are greatly appreciated. I'd especially like to see sample scripts that address circumstances similar to mine. -David -- ________________________________________ David C. Myers dcmyers@access.digex.net