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