Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 16:39:53 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers <FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: authentication [hase on ppp Message-ID: <19970906163953.14810@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970906012345.6623H-100000@Journey2.mat.net>; from Chuck Robey on Sat, Sep 06, 1997 at 01:28:41AM -0400 References: <19970906140518.52605@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970906012345.6623H-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
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On Sat, Sep 06, 1997 at 01:28:41AM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > 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. I don't think that this is a bug in ppp. Maybe in the way your ISP responds. It would be interesting to understand how Windows 95% boxes manage. >> 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). Well, then send two \rs in the chat script and see what happens. > I think you're _very nearly_ right .... More by chance, I'd guess. I haven't seen anything like this before. Greg
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