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Date:      Sat, 02 May 1998 23:50:51 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        spork <spork@cncn.com>
Cc:        fbsdqs <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: User-land ppp 
Message-ID:  <199805022250.XAA12629@awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 02 May 1998 17:03:05 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980502165907.247C-100000@pigstuy> 

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> Hello.
> 
> 	I have a problem. My isp switched to a new phone # since I have an
> X2 modem, which they now fully support. Previously, I had been logging
> manually by typeing "term", "atdt#######", login name, password, etc. Now,
> when I dial up to my isp's new number, instead of giving me a prompt it
> just connects and sits there, since I have not authenticated my self. This
> means my ppp doesn't work with my new # under BSD. I want to set up my ppp
> to work with the new server, an NT box. Do I have to use PAP? CHAP? How do
> I set those things up? Thanks.

Your ISP is the only one that can tell you what to do.  Once you find 
out your PAP/CHAP username/password (if that's what your ISP is now 
using), take a look at the man page.  If it's not very descriptive, 
get the latest one (http://www.FreeBSD.org/~brian).

It may also be worth checking out 

  http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html

> 	-Spike Gronim
> 	 spork@cncn.com	
> 
> 
> 		"Hacker, n: One who hacks real good"
> 			--Computer Contradictionary

-- 
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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