On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Daniel Martin at cush wrote: > Jeff Gutliph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I've been trying to get PPP to work by following the PPP How-To. I > > called my ISP and got the required info. When I asked about PAP they > > didn't seem to know what I was talking about. So, I assume they don't > > use PAP. > <snip>> > > Connect NAS45ATL-N line 3 > > User Access Verification > > Username: > > Password: > > > > You seem to have figured out what needs to be done to start up ppp on > your ISP - why don't you try the supplied debian pon and poff > commands? You need to change /etc/ppp.chatscript to suit your needs, > (change the phone number, user name, and password - don't forget to > change the "ogin" to "name") and then try "pon" as root. You can then > turn ppp off with "poff", and can add any user you want to be able to > turn ppp on and off to the "dip" group. You may want to check that > the device listed in /etc/ppp.options_out is correct. (but I think it > is /dev/ttyS1 by default) > > I suspect that the problem you're seeing may be caused by not putting > a "noipdefault" option into the line that starts pppd (I think that > the HOWTO assumes that this option is already in the /etc/ppp/options > file) - in any case, though, the debian commands are easier, and > /etc/ppp.options_out has sensible defaults for most dialup ppp users.
What version of ppp are you using - the options change when you upgrade to hamm. Also, for figuring out problems, look at the log of message that pppd produces. try using tail -f /var/log/messages This should help you figure out what your isp doesn't (or does) like. Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .