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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP dialup urgently
Date: 21 Jan 1997 23:21:29 GMT
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Kurt@pinboard.com wrote:

> *- modem dialup with ppp login             *- This is the problem. I
>                                               followed the iijppp docs
>                                               and logging in with a
>                                               username of ppp I get all
>                                               the funny characters, but
>                                               trying a login from a
>                                               Win95 machine over modem,
>                                               tells me, that no common
>                                               protocol could be found.
>                                               PPP login to an ISP works
>                                               fine, though.

First, you gotta tell your W95 machine to get down from its Microsoft
hill.  I seem to remember there must be an option which makes the
unability to negotiate some specific protocol non-fatal -- which MS
unfortunately decided to not make it the default.

I don't have any experience with IIJPPP as a server.  However, i can
pass you on my experience with kernel-PPP as a server.

You either need to recompile your kernel with ppp devices, or modload
the PPP LKM (whatever you prefer).  Then, put the following as
/usr/local/sbin/ppplogin:

#!/bin/sh

export PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin"

if opt=$(grep "^${USER}[	]*" /etc/ppp/users 2>/dev/null)
then
	:
else
	echo "Invalid PPP user ${USER}" 1>&2
	exit 1
fi

set -- $opt
shift

exec pppd "$@"


/etc/ppp/users is for example

Pfoo		192.168.0.1:192.168.1.1

...and /etc/ppp/options:

crtscts modem
passive


Now, if you setup a user Pfoo, and get him /usr/local/sbin/ppplogin as
his login shell, this should establish a PPP connection from
192.168.0.1 (Unix side) to 192.168.1.1 (Dialin user's side).  That's
not dynamic or other warm fuzzies, but might serve as a quick start.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)