From owner-freebsd-questions  Sat Sep 20 19:31:08 1997
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA08157
          for questions-outgoing; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:31:08 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from awfulhak.demon.co.uk (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1])
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA08152
          for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:31:04 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by awfulhak.demon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA22673;
	Sun, 21 Sep 1997 03:30:47 +0100 (BST)
Message-Id: <199709210230.DAA22673@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97
To: "Keith Spencer" <bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au>
cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: tip works, PPP doesn't : ^ ( 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 21 Sep 1997 10:50:43 +1000."
             <199709202336.JAA19287@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> 
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 03:30:47 +0100
From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

> Hi all,
> I still need help I feel & so appeal.
> I have not been able to get ppp to manage so much as a blink out of 
> the modem.
> I then went to FAQ and added cuaa1:dv=/dev/cuaa1:br#57600:pa=none
> I tried 
> tip cuaa1 
> ATDT 12345
> and it dialed out!! Hurray! But ppp is dead as a doornail : ^ (
> It must be simple (I know I am!)
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> I have 2.2.2 stable (just installed)
> ppp.conf is listed below
> 
> default:
>  set device /dev/cuaa1
>  set speed 57600
>  disable lqr
>  deny lqr
>  set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NOCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 " ATE1Q0 OK-AT-OK 
> ATDT TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
> ISP:
>  set phone 727424
>  set login "TIMEOUT 5 login:--login: username word: passwd"
>  set timeout 120
>  set ifaddr 0 0

The current documentation warns against this.  The line doesn no harm 
if you dial manually with "term", but is disasterous for -ddial or 
-auto.

>  set openmode active
>  accept chap
>  deny pap
>  disable chap
>  disable pap
>  set authname BigBird
>  set authkey  X4dWg9327

As Greg's already asked, how are you starting ppp ?  Does "term" work 
in interactive mode ?

> Keith Spencer
> Teacher...St Margaret Marys College
> Townsville Australia

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....