Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 00:52:27 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Sasha Egan <wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP/Cyclades/and Mgetty Message-ID: <199803170052.AAA13732@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:05:49 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980316084350.14049A-100000@dax.belen.k12.nm.us>
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User-ppp will allow a ``hangup'' script where you can ATZ your modem
if you *really* need to. Also, FreeBSD's getty can auto-detect ppp
too - check out the ``pp'' capability.
> Hello,
> I am attempting to set up a dialup with PPP capabilities for my domain.
> I, however, keep running into a problem since I am using a cyclades card
> it appears that I need to use some flavor of getty that re-inits my modems
> after a user hangs-up...I have tried several proposed ways of execing pppd
> from the ttys file with little or no results.
>
> My problem lies in the requirments that I need to fulfill. This
> PPP dialup must accomplish these tasks: It must work with WIN95 dial-up
> networking, It must run on a Cyclades card.
> What I have tried:
> I have tried calling pppd from ttys
> I have tried using AUTO_PPP that is supposed to be built into
> mgetty.
> I have tried calling pppd from a .login
> I have tried calling pppd from rc.local
> These are the problems:
>
> pppd will not respond to win95 or the modem isn't reinited after
> someone calls in.
>
> I seriously need some help on that, I would like to use mgetty simply
> because if I need to use a shell I would like a non-ppp connection
>
> ANYONE WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE ISP side of setting up PPP under freebsd
> I would really appreciate your help.
>
> wildcard
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