I've added some comments below from what I remember - I got a connection to freeserve working fine using pppconfig.
On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 09:27:37PM +0000, Mike Norris wrote: > O.K. still no joy obviously I'm doing something wrong still ... please > comment on the following > > the pppconfig generated ... > __________________________________ > > hidepassword > noauth > connect "/usr/sbin/chat/ -v -f /etc/chatscripts/freeserve" > debug > /dev/ttyS1 > 115200 > defaultroute > noipdefault > user 'island-phase.fsnet.co.uk' I found that quotes around the user name cause pon to fail. > remotename freeserve > ippram freeserve > > usepeerdns > > ___________________________________ > > the debug gives this in /var/log/ppp.log > ____________________________________ > > pppd started by root, uid0 > Using interface ppp0 > Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1 > Remote message: request denied > PAP authentication failed I used normal chatscript, ie no PAP/CHAP authentication. I've seen comments that PAP is claimed to be supported but doesn't work. The default prompts generated by pppconfig for the chatscript (e.g. ogin:, ssword:) seemed to work OK. > LCP terminated by peer > Connection terminated > tcflush failed: Invalid argument > Exit > ______________________________________ > > my /etc/chatscripts/freeserve is > ______________________________________ > > # ispauth PAP Don't use PAP (see above). > # abortstring > ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO > DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO ANASWER' > # modeminit > ' ' ATZ > # ispnumber > OK-AT-OK ATDT08450796699 > # ispconnect > CONNECT \d\c > # prelogin > > #ispname > island-phase.fsnet.co.uk > # isppassword > my correct password in this line > # postlogin > ______________________________________ Hope the above helps. Kevin -- Dr Kevin Scott Philips Corporate Intellectual Property Cross Oak Lane, Redhill Tel: +44 1293 815281 Surrey RH1 5HA Fax: +44 1293 815060 UK E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]