Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 12:44:54 -0500 From: "Jud" <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com>, "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dialup Message-ID: <20030107174454.5143F4146B@server2.fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <OE55GHp8RU9kDBbipql0000fb2e@hotmail.com> References: <OE55GHp8RU9kDBbipql0000fb2e@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:36:16 -0600, "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com> said: > Hello, > I am working on connecting to my isp through a modem on freebsd. I am > really > close to getting it working. I can manually logon like this > > ppp ON TRINITY> set device /dev/cuaa0 #com1 > ppp ON TRINITY> set speed 115200 > ppp ON TRINITY> show physical > ppp ON TRINITY> term > at > atdt1111111234 > > i then get a login prompt where i can enter my username and password. > then i am connected to my ISP. > > Now i would like to automate this process... > > > > here is what i put into my '/etc/ppp/ppp.conf' > > default: > set device /dev/cuaa0 > set speed 115200 > set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \ > \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDP\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT" > set timeout 180 > enable dns > > interactive: > set phone 1111111111 > set authname <username> > set authkey <password> > set openmode active > accept chap > > > at the prompt i type: > >ppp -auto interactive > > > The modem dials the number but beyond that i there is no connection to > the > isp. > does anyone have any suggestions to help me figure out why i can't get > connected? Dru Lavigne wrote the clearest explanation I've read regarding how to connect using ppp/dialup: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/14/FreeBSD_Basics.html One other suggestion: For typing brevity and because use of the word 'interactive' in this context is a bit confusing, try using 'isp' instead. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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