From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 16 16:52:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA00554 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:52:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA00478 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:52:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA13732; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 00:52:27 GMT (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199803170052.AAA13732@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: Sasha Egan cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP/Cyclades/and Mgetty In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:05:49 MST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 00:52:27 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message