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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