From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 26 21:15:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA04991 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 21:15:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from main.gbdata.com (USR1-1.detnet.com [207.113.12.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA04979 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 21:15:37 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gclarkii@localhost) by main.gbdata.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA05593; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 23:15:30 -0600 (CST) From: Gary Clark II Message-Id: <199703270515.XAA05593@main.gbdata.com> Subject: Re: ppp.secret question & more.. To: jpatton@intserv.com (Jack Patton) Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 23:15:29 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from Jack Patton at "Mar 26, 97 10:06:25 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Jack Patton wrote: > Hi there, > I am trying to implement the ppp (not pppd) that comes with freebsd and > no matter what I do it always says that there's no entry in the > ppp.secrets file for whatever. Also, I was wondering is there is an easy > way to disable the diagnostic telnet-in port. I have been scouring the net > for more than a week with no luck. I have read the manpages and handbook > up and down and still cant get those two things. If someone could shed > some light on these issues or point me to the definative document on this > it would be *greatly* appreciated. > > I have tried in ppp.secret: > > <""> > <""> The secrets file is 'YourHostName YourPassword', that is it for local control. There is no way that I know of to totaly shut off the diag telnet port. > And combonations of the above with a * or plaintext for the password and > no matter what I get the no matching entry error. > > > Thanks for any help you kind folks can give me, > > Jack Patton Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups - http://WWW.GBData.com for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/FAQ.latin1