I (again) recommend linuxconf:
>From RedHat 5.1 you have a beautiful tool called "linuxconf" it will allow
you to dial any provider (even ones that only allow PAP authenticated
connections). The whole thing is very easy.
Assuming you have linuxconfXXXX.rpm installed (check with: rpm -q
linuxconf):
1. Type "linuxconf" at the command prompt. (A menu driven program will
open)
2. Go into Config // Networking // PPP/SLIP/PLIP // Add
3. Select "PPP" (if you are making a PPP connection - normally you would)
4. Fill in the empty spaces as appropriate and select "Accept"
5. Go back to the main menu (where you had the choice "Config" or
"Control") by selecting "Quit" until you are there
6. Go into Control // Control PPP/SLIP/PLIP links
7. Select the PPPx connection you want to establish and confirm (it will
ask you)
To disconnect:
1. Go into Control // Control PPP/SLIP/PLIP links
2. Select the PPPx connection you want to terminate and confirm (it will
ask you)
You can also adjust more details of the connection in: "Config //
Networking // PPP/SLIP/PLIP" by selecting the PPPx connection you want to
amend, do all your changes then accept and try connection (Updated config
becomes active next time you activate that ppp connection)
Linuxconf can also keep your ppp connection up and running (mostly used
with permanent connections), if it drops out. Just select the appropriate
field when you amend the ppp configuration.
Hope this will help
Regards
Bernhard
John Krivitsky wrote:
> We have a client trying to connect to an ISP whose terminal login screen
> is broken (there is a long story behind this but it appears that it's
> easier to find a work-around than to get them to fix it). What I am
> trying to do is to force login through PAP or CHAP at the client end,
> rather than negotiating login through a chat script.
>
> There is an option called 'require-chap' which in the man page states
> 'Require the peer to authenticate itself using CHAP'. Since the peer is
> never authenticating itself (the peer is the ISP), I am wandering
> whether this is appropriate.
>
> Basically, a Windows box with the setting 'log in using terminal window'
> also fails to work but when you disable this it works like a charm. Does
> anybody know how to reproduce this behaviour under Linux/pppd?
>
> Thank you kindly for any help you can offer.
>
> jk
>
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