check the /etc/ppp/options file for an entry that says +pap this like would
make the Server authenticate itself against your pap secrets file. this
would cause the error message that you are getting
Regards,
Chris Bennett
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Marr [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 7:44 PM
> To: Basic Linux Training (E-mail); Linux Newbie (E-mail); LILUG (E-mail)
> Subject: Problem with pppd
>
> Greetings:
>
> A few hours ago, I tried to dialup to the net through Linux, and
> received the following message: /sbin/pppd: The remote system is required
>
> to authenticate itself but I could not find any suitable secret (password)
>
> for it to do so. Any idea what is going on here, and what I can do to get
>
> back my net access? My script has been working for months.
>
> John
