Subject: problems to connect from command line
Date: Sun, Oct 04, 1998 at 03:38:06AM +0200
>
> Hi,
> All my PPP files are well configured but I have tremendous problems to
> connect to the Internet from command line.
> I have redhat5.0(kernel 2.0.32). I did:
> pppd connect ' chat -v "" ATDT8617915 ogin: my_username word:
> my_password ' /dev/cua3 38400 mru 296 lock debug crtscts modem
> defaultroute &
> Modem did dial to my ISP..but couldnt ping my isp or any other domain
> names..and /var/log/messages outputs were:
> pppd[612]pppd 2.3.3 started by root
> chat[613]:send (ATDT8617915^M)
> chat[613]:expect (ogin:)
> chat[613]:ATDT8617915^M^M
> chat[613]:CONNECT 38400^M
> chat[613]:^M
> chat[613]:^M
> chat[613]:**Enter username/type y$
> chat[613]:alarm
> chat[613]:connect script failed
> chat[613]:failed
> pppd[612]:connect script failed
> pppd[612]:Exit
Being that the script fails at Username... I found th�t if the
username has strange characters in it, like # % ^ &, you have to quote
the username, ie '&my#name'. Then it works in the chat script,
otherwise is doesn't..
Hope this helps
--
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"Yes, I don't have one."
"Okay, you can send mail to one of the tutors ..."
-- E. D'Azevedo, Computer Science 372
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