well, just a thought :
try to use windowz "bring up terminal window" feature after dialing.
maybe that will work for you..(you will be promt to enter user and
password every time you dial, though...)
On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Rusty Carruth wrote:
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 15:38:01 -0700 (MST)
> From: Rusty Carruth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] pppd server in linux (7.1 or 7.2, I forget) for WIndbarf
>
> I've just spent the last 3 hours fighting a STINKING windows box.
>
> It has thus far won.
>
> Here's the deal. I have a really nice linux pppd server (aka RAS)
> set up, and it works fine when linux dials in.
>
> However, when whinedbarf 98 dials in to it, no matter what I do
> it insists on going directly to ppp. And I cannot get pap or
> chap authentication to work to save my life.
>
> Using: mgetty+sendfax
>
> Call the user bozoppp. His shell is pppd (full path, of course).
> Mgetty is compiled with autoppp enabled, and configured to use
> it (I've also tried it with autoppp disabled, which is what proved
> the utter stupidity of W98 w.r.t. login scripting).
>
> assume his password is windows=retard
>
> in my chap-secrets AND pap-secrets files I have:
>
> bozoppp * windows=retard *
>
> (I've also tried 'bozoppp * "" *' in the chap-secrets file)
>
> If I start pppd with authentication NOT required, of course the
> w98 box can get in (but then, so can ANYONE else).
>
> If I start pppd with 'auth login -pap -chap' it STILL requires
> chap authentication, and fails.
>
> HELP! If I cannot get this working then they will put in
> a WinNT server! And linux will have failed me!
>
> (Of course, the fault is probably entirely with the W98 box, but
> since 'well, it works fine when we dial in an ISP, how can it
> be the windows box that is the problem?' - gag)
>
> Here's what I want to happen (if possible):
>
> linux box presents ONLY a login/password request.
> remote machine logs in (as bozoppp, in this case)
> pppd starts, no authentication required (for now)
>
> rc
>
>
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