Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 11:03:22 -0700 From: grady@scam.XCF.Berkeley.EDU To: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: interactive ppp chat script? Message-ID: <199807011801.LAA23997@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 01 Jul 1998 01:40:08 %2B0100 <199807010040.BAA14035@awfulhak.org>
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Hmm.., clever! But how do I capture the modem output to present the challenge to the user in the first place? Steven > From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> > Subject: Re: interactive ppp chat script? > You could use ``\\P'' in your chat script and then use pppctl to do a > ``set authkey''. > > > I'd like to set up ppp so that it is as automatic as possible, but part > > of the connection process involves a point where the user _must_ type > > something in response to a remote challenge system. Anyone have a > > suggestion on the easiest way to do this? At the moment, I see two > > options -- either write an "expect" script that runs ppp in interactive > > mode, which seems like overkill given ppp's configurability, or use the > > "!" form in the scripting language, which is not well documented, and > > does not make clear whether it can get input from the user. > > > > Since this will usually be run from an X window, I could also > > handle the interactivity with xprompt, but that's a little restrictive. > > It's also not clear how I can get the string _from_ the modem > > in order to display it to the user. > > > > I'd particularly appreciate hearing from people who have actually done > > this, to find out what people think is the best approach for this > > situation. > > -- > > Steven > > grady@xcf.berkeley.edu > > "Excuse me, could you point me to the restrooms?" > > "I'm not an art gallery guard. I'm a performance artist > > simulating a guard, you petit-bourgeois moron." > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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