Linux-Networking Digest #501, Volume #10 Mon, 15 Mar 99 03:14:36 EST
Contents:
Re: TELES16.3 PNP I'm on my end and need help
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
smarthost ("Mr. Supomo Rusli")
Pls help: Ethernet and Ethernet card probs (Matthew W Miller)
Netscape won't find any mail or news-server ("Lars-G�ran Andersson")
error:ppp link is not active on ppp0?? ("Ju")
collisions on the NICs - news @ 5 ("6876")
FTP: connection refused ("Bruce W. Mohler")
monitoring network (AME)
Re: Memorex Telex 1476, 1489 with Linux? ("Martin Ozolins")
CFV: comp.os.linux.security (Jeremy Billones)
Network(LAN)/mini-ISP questions.. ("Mordecaii")
network delays ("Bruce")
UDP Packets and VPN routing ("Chris Tenney")
connecting 2 pc for file transfer (Sasa Ostrouska)
Re: domain with remote hosts? (Gut)
Problem sending mail over PPP (mike)
Re: telnet troubles (Malware)
Re: HAVE I BEEN CRACKED? (Pavel Kraus)
Re: Increasing the number of pty or tty to 512 ? (James Yu)
Re: PAP problems (Bill Unruh)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TELES16.3 PNP I'm on my end and need help
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:12:08 GMT
Hi!
This looks like in interrupt problem. irq 4 and irq 3 are used vor
com1 and com2. If you want to use one of these interrupts for
something else you should disable the comport in the bios setup first.
Does your soundcard really need two irqs? One of them is for the ide
channel on the soundcard (i guess), you need that?
bye, harald
P.S.: de.alt.comm.isdn4linux is a good newsgroup for your question.
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 15:58:15 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andy) wrote:
> Pentium II Celeron 330 MHz, 64Mb, ISA and PCI slots 2xCOM (COM1 is used
>by a modem)
> ATI 3D RAGE IIC AGB graphiccard
> AdvanSys PCI SCSI-Controller using Interrupt 10
> Realtek RTL8029 PCI Ethernet adapter using I=11
> Aztech 2620 ISA PNP Soundcard using I=5 and I=9
> **** TELES 16.3 PNP ISA adapter (no 16.3c) *******
>
>[...]
>The YAST ISDN configurationsettings are
>
> I4L Starten [X]
> ISDN-Protocoll [Euro-ISDN
> ]
> Typ of ISDN-adapter [Creatix/Teles PnP ]
>
> Kennung der Karte :HiSax :
> Interrupt : 3 :
>##### Very strange in the isapnp settings I set I=4
>
>when I use I=4 in the ISDN settings I will get error
>
>"Can't get Interupt 4"
>
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From: "Mr. Supomo Rusli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: smarthost
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 02:49:04 +1100
can anyone tell me what is the meaning of "smarthost" ?
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From: Matthew W Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pls help: Ethernet and Ethernet card probs
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 01:07:16 -0500
Hello all,
First, if these questions have been asked already, i apologize in advance.
i am running RH 5.2 with kernel 2.0.36 on a large ethernet (static IP)
with an Ne 2000 card.
My problems are these:
at boot up, the card is not detected.
(on the rh faq, it said to try insmod and set the irq and io with insmod.
after this, the card is detected, however, all those settings are lost
after a reboot)
after logging in, i cannot make any internet connections.
(aside from the ethernet detection, the problem seems to be connected with
my routing tables and settings associated with the ethernet card)
the routing table (/sbin/route) only shows my loopback, but not my
gateway; how do i set up my tables so eth0 knows to use xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx as
its main router?
and how do i make these fixes permanent so i don't have to do them each
time i reboot or boot up. (i run three operating systems on this machine;
hence the reboot).
i know there were a lot of questions there, but i will be extremely
appreciative of any help that i may get
Thanx in advance
~ Miller
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From: "Lars-G�ran Andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape won't find any mail or news-server
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:18:56 GMT
I've tried to configure Netscape 4.03 to my email server but it persist
to say that the server doesn't exist. This is the same when trying to
configure the News server to.
Looking forward to some constructive answer.
Lars-G�ran Andersson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Ju" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: error:ppp link is not active on ppp0??
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:58:57 -0700
I have no idea what's going on. If I use the ppp-on script, it seems to log
me on, for about 1min. During that time if I try to use ppp-off, I get that
error in hte subject.
However if I activate my hookup via netconfig (from control panel) ppp-off
says it disconnected from ppp0. However, I seem to be still connected. AND
about every 45 secs, the computer tries to reconnect.
Using minicom it seems that I logon to my isp (my university) but to some
unknown aix window. But at least I'm connected, I just don't know hte
commands for that window.
Does anyone understand what's going on. In win95 I logon and into the
browser. In Linux I don't have a browser set up yet. I don't know if I need
some sort of browser.
Is the ppp-dial-up script 'chatting' with my isp? And what or where exactly
is ppp0?
At least the pnp modem works. Or might that be the problem?
help
much thanks Jullian
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From: "6876" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: collisions on the NICs - news @ 5
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:29:12 GMT
I upgraded by box from rh 5.1 2.0.35 to 5.2 2.0.36 and I've noticed an
increase in the amount of collisions on both NIC cards - though they are
growing at different rates.
Some observations:
I'm running ipfwadm and this is working correctly. I did try upgrading my
ipportfw to the latest version .37 (per his docs) and had problems during
the patch load where it requested a reverse (-R) load, I agreed and the
patch loaded but it still does not work. I have not rebuilt the kernl so I
really don't suspct that is the problem.
I also noticed that Apache has stopped working even though it's up and
running, it's not processing requests on port 80.
The rest of my configuration is the same as before the upgrade. Those files
over written by the upgrade we're saved off as rpmsave (?) so the rebuild
went without a hitch and the system was back up and running after 1 hr and 1
re-compile to get my NIC cards registered.
Any thoughts?
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From: "Bruce W. Mohler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FTP: connection refused
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:29:36 GMT
I'm writing a Perl script to benchmark a Compaq server comparing
the performance between Linux and Windows NT. I'm currently
running RedHat Linux 5.2 and wu-ftpd versio 2.4.2b18-2.1 on the
server, but will soon be loading MS Windows NT 4.0 Server..
I'm noticing some interesting behavior on my testing with 4 processes
transferring files to/from the Compaq from a small HP test machine (an
E35). Several times during the test, all connections will start to be
refused. If I restart inetd ("/etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart"), then the
condition clears.
There are no messages in the syslog (/var/log/messages) that suggests
any problems. I'm not sure what to look at in the ps or netstat output
to point me to the cause of the behavior.
Can anyone suggest some things to look at in the configuration to help
explain what is happening? I'd really like to eliminate this behavior
as
well. I'm trying to demonstrate the Linux will be more robust than
Windows NT.
Bruce
--
Bruce W. Mohler 619-458-2675 (voice)
SAIC/ITS/Server Support 619-535-7806 (fax)
Sr UNIX system administrator 888-781-5697 (pager)
mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AME)
Subject: monitoring network
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:31:32 GMT
Hi all,
I have a server and a client both running on a cobalt box running Linux.
How can I monitor the activity taking place between the two? Is there a
program for that?
Thanks
--
Ayman Elsaedi
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From: "Martin Ozolins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: Memorex Telex 1476, 1489 with Linux?
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:32:41 GMT
Won't ever work with LINUX or any ethernet. The equipment you describe is
SNA terminals. They run over Token Ring using a Front End processor to
interface with the main frame.
Martin
Per Gustav Ousdal wrote in message ...
>On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Scott G. Hall wrote:
>
>Sorry for the delay of my reply... Busy U know :)
>
>> Per Gustav Ousdal wrote:
>> > I have a couple of terminals, Memorex Telex 1476 and 1489. I think they
>> > used to be connected to an IBM AS-400.
>> > My question is: Is it a all possible to run any of these terminals
>> > connected to my Linux Box?
>>
>> No, these are not synchronous or asynchronous RS-232 terminals.
>
>Ah, RATS! :( Ok I see, I was araid of that... :/ I didn't have to high
>hopes about the 1476's, I was hopeing there was a way for the 1489 seeing
>the serial port, but I guess not :( Oh well, at least I got a working SVGA
>monitor + nice work out bringing them home ;)
>
>[....]
>> > My 1476's only seems to have some strange network connector. Is this
>> > "thick ethernet"?
>>
>> No, this is IBM's "biaxial" connector, used for their mainframes.
>
>I see. There does seem to be some adaptors for these, looks like they
>"change" the cable into TP (Twisted Pair) could this be correct? (Would
>make sense to use TP cable instead, as the "IBM cabeling" does not seem to
>be very elegant. Or is this "TP" cable also an "IBM-standard"?
>
>> Both of these terminals were forms-based, meaning the host would download
>> a form for each screen, and the terminal was expected to handle user
input
>> and validation. When a form was filled out by the user, the <Send> key
>> would be pressed to send the whole form back to the mainframe (or in some
>> cases, just the answers in a forms-arranged protocol).
>
>I see, so they aren't very useful at all :/ Unless some one is throwing
>away an AS-400. Or some one makes an AS-400 emulator for linux... I've
>heard however that the AS-400 is difficult to emulate b'coz of the HW
>solutions.
>
>> You want a cheap (~ $35) ASCII serial terminal (synch or async; RS423 or
>> RS232, or RS422/RS485). Almost any terminal that was *NOT* connected to
>> an IBM or clone (Amdahl, Sperry/Univac, Wang, etc) will work just fine.
>> In fact, I saw a set of old Data General terminals and Prime Computer
>> terminals the other day that would work just fine (stick them in TVI-925
>> or TVI-950 mode and any UNIX won't have a problem).
>
>I C. Think IBM used to have a pretty big marked share over here in Norway
>though, so it's just so much easier to come by IBM terminals. I think most
>terminals just end up in the trash, doesn't seem to be a marked for them
>over here. However I would love to have a couple connected to my linux
>box.
>
>Any one from Norway know where to get terminals that work with linux?
>
>Regards,
>
>Per
>
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From: Jeremy Billones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.security.unix
Subject: CFV: comp.os.linux.security
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:26:44 GMT
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RATIONALE: comp.os.linux.security
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significantly over the last few years. A large number of these new
users are connecting their machines to the internet via modems with
little or no thought about the security of their machines. In
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Reply-To: "Mordecaii" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Mordecaii" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Network(LAN)/mini-ISP questions..
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 01:47:49 -0500
Hi. I want to run a mini-ISP. Basically a LAN with some dila-out accounts.
I also want to have a pop server, web server, ftp server, irc, etc.
I know for POP server I mgiht have to go with qmail or imap.
Web server= Apache.
But, I have 3 computers here( 2 are 486dx4's, and one is a pentium). I want
to connect my local LAN to the 'net, serv a site and pop mail(local users
and internet users), and also be able to have some ppp serving software for
when I am on the road. Here is my network:
486dx475mhz, 32mb ram, 800mb hd (Linux..want to use as a server)
486dx4 100mhz, 48mb ram, 1gig hd (Linux..want to use as a server)
Pentium 166mhz, 96mb ram, 2gig hd (Linux..want to use as a server)
Dual Pentium II 266mhz, 128mb ram, 9gig (Personal Linux box)
BeBox dual 66mhz, 64mb ram, 1gig (BeOS R3.2)
NeXT Color Turbo 33mhz, 128mb ram, 2gig (Openstep 4.2)
Pentium 200mhz, 64mb ram, 1.2gig (Win98..I'm on it now)
ethernet hub
So, I want to serv a site on the internet, run a LAN, serv pop mail(and
offer pop mail to any user--unlimited accnts). I have a dedicated line to
the internet and a static IP, and a registered domain. How can I get this to
work with my above hardware(what should I use my boxes for and what
software--I want to use the first 3 systems on the list as the servers for
the 'net and lan)? Please reply by email also to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Bruce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: network delays
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:16:40 GMT
I have 3 computers networked together. One is linux RedHat 5.0 , the
other two are windows 95. Most of the network setup was done automatically
from the RedHat install. I have samba set up and I can access all comupters
over the network.
My problem is that I get a long delay ( around a minute and a half )
when I try to telnet to the linux box. I also get a long delay when I use
smbclient to find shared drives on the windows boxes. I can ping with no
delay at all. I can mount with smbmount with no delay at all, and I can
transfer files with no delay at all.
I have have looked for FAQ's and found many HowTo's. I have read many
HowTo's. I haven't found any help for my problem. Can anyone out there
either tell me where a good FAQ is that addresses network problems or maybe
tell me specific configuration files that I should look at. Any help would
be appreciated.
Thank you
Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Chris Tenney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UDP Packets and VPN routing
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 05:59:38 GMT
I have a win98 machine and at my store we have our NT server and win98
machines behind a linux firewall which also does our DHCP and DNS. Right
now I can't get in. We are on cable modems on the same segment. Before the
linux box we were just like a LAN. We all showed up in the same workgroup
even though the server was at the store and I was at my home office. It was
like being at the store at my office PC.
A partner is going to build me a box for my home office and use 128 bit
encrypted VPN to tunnel into the store linux box so I can gain access to the
network again.
I am very new at linux. I was told that this OS can't send and receive UDP
packets and other things that a win98 machine takes for granted. So playing
games like unreal is not possible, or ICQ, etc. This would be a problem
since I have mult. win98 machines and kids.
Can a hub attached to a cable modem and win98 machines have a linux box
added to the hub and then when I want to VPN to the store's box....set my
VPN on win98 to route through the linux box and then out across the web to
the store's linux box or will I have to put the machines directly behind the
linux box and loose some of the full function of the apps. on the WWW.
Or, can I use 2 network card system one for the unrestricted www out through
the cable box and the second net card directly to the linux box to then VPN
out to the store's box?
Any and all comments please post here and e-mail me as well. I need to try
to get this resolved soon!
Thank you in advance.
Chris Tenney
VP
LANCORP
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Sasa Ostrouska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: connecting 2 pc for file transfer
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:16:51 GMT
Hi to everybody !
I want to ask if somebody can tell me how to connect mz
2 pc for transfering files from one to another. I installed Linux on
both my notebook and my desktop. I have some programs on mz desktop
which I want to copy also on mz notebook. Is possible to connect them
via paralel port or serial port to
copy the files ? Pls. if someone can help me reply by e-mail to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanx in advance
Sasa
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From: Gut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: domain with remote hosts?
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:04:01 GMT
Yeah she runs her own nameserver for her domain, but we are both pretty
new to this stuff.
We haven't tried adding a zone yet. The problem I have is this.
If someone in webland pings my static IP then my ISP (same as hers) knows
to route the packets directly to my machine, right. Now instead lets say
someone pings einstein.herdomain.com, HOW does my ISP know to route the
packets to me. Hmmm... yeah... I think you're right, my ISP would then
route packets to her b/c she has that domain. She would look in her
zone/hosts file and then bammo, hopefully they end up getting to me.
Hmmm.. seems I answered my own question..... oh well
We'll give it a shot.. thanks a million
Gut
Malware wrote:
> Hi Gut,
>
> you wrote:
> > I have a friend with a cool domain and a good job. She can afford a
leased
> > line and a domain and I can't. I dialup to my ISP and what we want to
do
> > seems simple, but I'm not exactly sure how to do it. I want my RH5
system to
> > be a host on her domain (she has FreeBSD).
>
> Technically it's quite simple if your friend is running the nameserver
> for here domain. She then just needs to add one entry to the zone file.
> But as she seems not to know how this is working she probably do not run
> the nameserver herself and have to ask here ISP to adding such an entry.
> Additionally you might want ask your ISP if this would be OK - don't
> know you need to do so.
>
> > I have a static IP address from my ISP, but it is not on the same
Class-C as
> > her's. We can probably talk to the ISP and get our IP's on the same
Class-C
> > if that would do it.
>
> It does not need to be in the same network. But the reverse lookup will
> gain another name then but that should be ok. Moving your IP into here
> subnet is not a good idea but might be possible if you are connected to
> the same ISP.
>
>
> Malware
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From: mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem sending mail over PPP
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 01:48:16 -0500
I am running RedHat 5.1 on both computers. One is a pentium 166
and the other is an AMD 486 66.
I set up two computers with a serial null modem cable and
have ppp runnning on both. I used the command line:
pppd -detach crtscts lock 192.1.1.17:192.1.1.18 /dev/cua3 &
I reversed the IP's on the other computer.
I list the IP's and made up host names for each in /etc/hosts
I can telnet and ftp between both computers and have also
mounted directories remotely, but I can't send e-mail between
each computer. I am using Pine. I can e-mail to different users
within the same computer, but not between them. Talk won't work
either.
What are the issues as to why I can't do the e-mail?
Some of my thougts were:
Possible need to set up a DNS. If so exactly how do I do it?
Is there a configuration file for the mail function to tell it
that the other computer exists?
Is it possible that one of the program functions has a bug like
named and needs a patch or rpm update?
Thanks
Mike
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From: Malware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: telnet troubles
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:26:43 GMT
Hi K.A. Steensma,
you wrote:
> I was just going to say the same thing. But I don't think that '/etc/hosts'
> will accept and comments. Win9X has comments in their 'c:\windows\hosts'
> file, but not Linux. I think? KAS
Why not? Mine does have some comments from the distribution. The comment
lines do start with a '#'. You might want to browse through the source
of the resolver to get clearness on this.
Malware
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From: Pavel Kraus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.security.unix
Subject: Re: HAVE I BEEN CRACKED?
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:00:18 +0100
Reggie wrote:
>
> I checked my logs today as I do everyday and the old logs have been
> renamed with a ".1" extension and the new logs are empty. Is this
> evidence of a security breach, or was it caused by a normal process.
>
I don't know how it is on linuxes (I assume you are running one) but it
might be some sort of automatic log rotating. For example BSDI's do it.
--
Pavel Kraus
CAA CR
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sinister dexter est!
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From: James Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Increasing the number of pty or tty to 512 ?
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:36:43 -0800
Dave,
Is that an option in the makefile or somewhere in the include file that I can
change ?
I notice that at line 34 of " /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/include/linux/tty.h"
#define NR_PTYS 256
Is this where I should change. Notice that the comment right above that line
do not recommend changing it.
Also in this file: "/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/include/linux/kdev_t.h , the number
of bits for the minor
is 8 bits which turns out to be 256 tty's and 256 pty's for a type of device.
I wonder if there is any
way to increase the number of minor numbers from 256 (8bits) to 65536 (16
bits). If you look further
down (line 87) of this file, you will find there is a possibility of having
16 bits for the minor. But this
portion is disable (#if 0 ....). I wonder what would happen if I activate
that portion and use 16 bits for the pty and tty. It seems to me that if
minor portion has 8 bits, then the major will have 8 bits too. But if the
minor has 16 bits, the major can have 16 bits too. Will this change impact
the mknod command ?
If this does not work out, I am thinking about to borrow other character
device for the tty and pty.
For example, the isdnctrl0 ~ isdnctrl255 are character devices too. But I
doubt this will work, since the type of devices are identified by the major
type, right ? For example, the pty has major type of 2 and tty has major type
of 3. So the only way is to expand the minor portion of the pty and tty
device.
Thanks
James
wizard wrote:
> James Yu wrote:
>
> > Does any one know how to increase the number of pty over 256 limitation
> > ?
> > In other words, can I have more than 256 pty's in the Linux 2.2.3, i.e.
> > as
> > many as 512 pty's and 512 tty's ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > James
>
> Jim;
>
> I'm a little sketchy here since its been a long time since I recompiled my
> kernel, but I believe this is a compile time option. This would allow
> more than 256 ttys however not sure if you would have to set up the /dev
> directory afterword.
>
> Dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: PAP problems
Date: 15 Mar 1999 08:12:30 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> hASCII <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]When I try to connect to my ISP the PAP authentication fails.
]May the login name / the passwort be too long ?
]ipppd[3313]: rcvd [0][LCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 00 04 00 00> <mru 1524> <auth
]chap md5> <MPmrru 0x5f4> <MPdiscr: 0x3
They are willing to use chap. Why don't you use it?
...
]ipppd[3313]: sent [0][LCP ConfNak id=0x2 <auth pap>]
You demand pap.
]ipppd[3313]: rcvd [0][LCP ConfReq id=0x3 <mru 1524> <auth pap> <MPdiscr:
]0x3 [ 00 c0 7b 53 4f 46 ]>]
]ipppd[3313]: sent [0][LCP ConfAck id=0x3 <mru 1524> <auth pap> <MPdiscr:
]0x3 [ 00 c0 7b 53 4f 46 ]>]
]ipppd[3313]: lcp layer is UP
]ipppd[3313]: sent [0][PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="longerusername"
]password="longpasswort"]
]ipppd[3313]: rcvd [0][PAP AuthNak id=0x1msg="Authentication
]failure\015\012"]
]# my user name (only for PAP!)
]user "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Are you sure this is what they want? After all it is they who gave you
your username and password. did you change them?
Why do you use [EMAIL PROTECTED] rather than just longuser ?
]# my system name (only for CHAP!)
]# name "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
?? user also works for CHAP (at least in pppd). But you are refusing to
use chap. Why?
]/etc/pap-secrets
]# client server pw iplist
]"longusername" * "longpassword"
But you said [EMAIL PROTECTED] and hee you just have longusername. Why
the difference?
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