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Date:      Sun, 21 Dec 1997 03:56:45 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To:        jlo@csrlink.net
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ppp dialin connections 
Message-ID:  <199712210356.DAA17963@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 19 Dec 1997 15:42:55 EST." <349ADC4F.B6E0C379@csrlink.net> 

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> I'm a newby to this mailing list, so sorry if this question is in the
> wrong place...
> 
> I am currently running FreeBSD 2.2.1 on P100 with 16MB RAM and a 1GB
> HDD.  (I know, puny system, upgrade is coming soon).  I've been playing
> around with FreeBSD for about 6 months now, and I've finally set some
> goals to accomplish.  I'm trying set up dialin accounts so that someone,
> say with a Win95 box, can call up my system via modem and connect with
> Win95's dialup networking.  It sorta works now, but there is something
> that I'm missing.  When the Win95 system calls up, I get the error
> message that it couldn't connect, and to check the TCP/IP settings.
> But, if I enalbe a terminal window after dailup, and manually type in
> the username and password, and hit F7 to continue, it works fine.  Any
> ideas?

You've got a couple of options.  You can get the dialer stuff (that 
comes with the M$ plus pack) - letting you automate the login/password 
bit and avoid the terminal window, or you can install mgetty on the 
FreeBSD box and `enable pap' in your server config.  Mgetty will have 
to be built with the AutoPPP option - check the mgetty docs for more 
info.

IMHO, the mgetty approach is best.

[.....]
> Justin
> 
> 

-- 
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      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
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