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To: Greg Fraize <greg@oz.plymouth.edu>
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> i am trying to get the ppp program working so I can dial in
> to my network provider....
> H ave a ppp.conf file that is know to be configure right....
> 
> but when I try to start the ppp command.....I type this
> 
> 
> ppp -ddial home
> 
> II keep getting error abour some file called ppp.secret...
> what is that file used for ..and what should I put in
> it...thanks
> Greg
> 
> 

Perhaps you have "enable pap" or "enable chap" in your config file ?
I suggest you read the latest docs.  They're pointed at from

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