From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Sep 5 22:29:15 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA23647 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 5 Sep 1997 22:29:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from earth.mat.net (root@earth.mat.net [206.246.122.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA23642 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 1997 22:29:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Journey2.mat.net (journey2.mat.net [206.246.122.116]) by earth.mat.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA05352; Sat, 6 Sep 1997 01:28:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 01:28:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@Journey2.mat.net To: Greg Lehey cc: FreeBSD-Hackers Subject: Re: authentication [hase on ppp In-Reply-To: <19970906140518.52605@lemis.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Fri, Sep 05, 1997 at 11:40:57PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > > I am trying to get a a problem fixed on a friend's machine, who is new to > > FreeBSD, but unable to get connected via /usr/sbin/ppp (iijppp). My own > > connection works fine on her machine, but connecting via her provider, > > Erols.com, disconnects while trying to get PAP done (from a reading of > > /var/log/ppp.tun0.log). > > > > The funny thing is, it works fine if the connection is set up via the > > 'term' capability. Authoentication phase comes and goes, and everything > > connects. It's just if she does it by issuing a > > > > ppp > >> dial erols > > > > That it goes bad. I can't figure this out ... can anyone make a > > suggestion? > > This is strange, but on a hunch I suggest you put the following line > in the entry for her ISP: > > set openmode active Good suggestion, but I tried that. She's running a snap from the last pressing, and seeing as all the activity on ppp lately, I even tried compiling a static ppp from my home machine (which runs current), to see if the upgrade helped. The improvements were obvious, but not enough. Still won't work. > > It could be that the other end is waiting for her to continue, and > somehow that works with the manual dial. It really feels like it might be _something_ like that, though, because there's a strange extra (double) carriage returned required after the password, in term mode (that makes it operate). I think you're _very nearly_ right .... > > Greg > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------