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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:27:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Andrew Perry <andrew@shoal.net.au>
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Subject: Re: user PPP connecting to ISP via modem
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On Fri, 3 Jan 1997, Andrew Perry wrote:

> My ISP uses a xylogics annex and a cisco router and a BSDI box. You dial
> in and login to the annex which then gives you a menu from which you can
> telnet to the bsdi box, connect using slip or connect using ppp (dynamic
> IP allocation), when i try to connect using ppp my modem hangs up almost
> immediately. 

You should ask your ISP if the annex does PAP or CHAP authentication on
the ppp option.  You may need to set this up -- see /etc/ppp/ppp.conf's
'papsite' definition.

> I am basically stuck at this stage and although I am doing a lot of
> reading I don't seem to be getting very far. I am fairly certain about
> the ip addresses etc... but need a little guidance. If I have any of the
> addresses wrong or the netmask could this cause this problem? I have
> priviledge on the BSDI box, how can I find out if I am using the correct
> addresses (my isp thinks they are correct but a his server was set up
> for him by a third party)? Does anyone know of any log files that I can
> look at on the BSDI server to try and find the problem? 

BSDi != FreeBSD

You shouldn't have to specify anything to get connected.  It's all
automatic under PPP.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major