ok. it tried the suggestion of the README.linux file, it seems to
have worked on the machine i upgraded. it did nothing on the
fresh install machine. hmm. i have read a dozen posts on various
lists about this exact problem. i have not been able to find any
responses that really answer the question. yes, there is a pap-secrets
file. i would like to solve this without having to downgrade to
the RH6.0 version of ppp.
tia
michael jones wrote:
> i found the answer already. sorry to bother you all.
> a quick search of deja.com found this...
>
> <snipped>
> "Read the file /usr/doc/ppp-2.3.10/README.linux
>
> You need the following (I quote):
>
> To talk to the new driver, pppd needs to be able to open
> /dev/ppp, character
> device (108,0). If the special file node /dev/ppp is not
> present, pppd will create
> it. However, if you are running with /dev on a read-only
> filesystem, pppd will not
> be able to create /dev/ppp. In that instance you should
> manually create /dev/ppp
> using the command `mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0'.
>
> If you use module autoloading and have PPP as a module,
> you will need to add
> the following to /etc/conf.modules:
>
> alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
> alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
>
> Michael Ben-Gershon
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> <snip>
>
> michael jones wrote:
>
> > hello, it's been a short while...
> >
> > i am using Red Hat 6.1,
> > i did an upgrade on one machine and a clean install on a second,
> > both are giving me problems connecting ppp. using the new
> > connection wizard (fancy /sbin/ifup ppp0) causes the hard drive
> > to trash continuously and the modem never even picks up. it
> > seems it would go on forever if i didn't cancel it. i
> > switched to the KDE dialer and i was able to get a connection,
> > but it dies as soon as it connects. the error mesg is:
> >
> > pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I
> > pppd: couldn't find any secret(password) which would let it use
> > pppd: an IP address.
> >
> > pap-secrets looks fine, as far as i can tell. it's set 600/root,daemon
> > i read at bugzilla a report that the connection would die on first try,
> > but then connect on the second using ppp-2.3.10 that was upgraded.
> > i don't know if these are related. the one machine i'm using is a fresh
> > install.
> >
> > i've used red hat for a while now, so i'm pretty sure i'm doing
> > everything right. i was hoping it is something someone else has
> > experienced using 6.1. thanx in advance for any suggestions.
> >
> > --
> > michael.jones {
> > of.erleichda_archiving;
> > where.usa;
> > }
>
> --
> michael.jones {
> of.erleichda_archiving;
> where.usa;
> }
--
michael.jones {
of.erleichda_archiving;
where.usa;
}
